Mawson : a life
Ayres, Philip1999
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Sir Douglas Mawson stands in the first rank of polar explorers. His Antarctic expeditions of 1911-14 & 1929-31 resulted in Australia's claiming 40 per cent of the sixth continent. He was the sole survivor of an epic 300-mile Antarctic trek in January 1913
Main title:
Mawson : a life / by Philip Ayres
Author:
Imprint:
Carlton South Vic. Miegunyah Press. Melbourne University Press 1999
Collation:
321 pages 48 pages of plates illustrations (some colour)
Series title:
Contents:
SouthMagnetic SouthGold-Diggers of 1910Australasian Antarctic ExpeditionSacred AnthemDeath and DeliveranceMadness All AroundFame Without FortuneThe Mills of WarThe Sydney Chair'A Contract is a Contract'Politics and PowerDivided CommandThe Fruits of DivisionSiege of the SouthThe Domestic WorldRelations with Byrd, Ellsworth and WilkinsThe Geologist in the FieldMawson and ANARETo the Last HorizonNotesBibliographyIndex
ISBN:
0522848117 (hbk)
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY MAWS
Language:
English
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BRN:
48790
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | MAWS | Available |