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Wakefield Press, South Australia, 1996. Reprint. Soft cover. Very Good. 438 pages. BOOK:Is in excellent condion. The book appears unread although the cover has a few minor bumps and bruises. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Sir Douglas Mawson, geologist and explorer, was born on May 5, 1882 at Shipley, Yorkshire, second son of Robert Ellis Mawson, before the family moved to Rooty Hill, near Sydney, in 1884. He went on to become one of Australia's greatest explorers, noted primarily for his extensive work in Antarctica. His exploration of the continent spanned the years between 1907 and 1931. He died in 1958. This book is a special facsimile edition of the abridged popular edition, first published in 1930 and long out of print. Mawson's ripping yarn of discovery and adventure in the Antarctic…
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The Home of the Blizzard: The Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Hardcover - 1996
by Douglas Mawson
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- Title The Home of the Blizzard: The Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
- Author Douglas Mawson
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 438
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wakefield Press Pty, Limited (AUS), Kent Town
- Date 1996
- Abridged Yes
- ISBN 9781862543867 / 1862543860
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96185101
- Dewey Decimal Code 919.890
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The Home of the Blizzard: The Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914
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