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The author relives Mawson's polar journey of 1912-13 - a hellish journey using the same equipment, clothing and starvation rations as Mawson in an attempt to answer some of the questions surrounding Mawson's tragic expedition in which both his companions died - the limits of human endurance. 240 pages with colour photographs throughout. Book in near fine condition.
Mawson : life and death in Antarctica. by JARVIS, Tim - 2008
by JARVIS, Tim
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Mawson : life and death in Antarctica.
by JARVIS, Tim
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Melbourne: Miegunyah Press (MUP). 2008. Small 4to. 240pp, well illustrated in colour and b&w. Soft covers. A fine clean copy. ISBN 0522854869 .
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- ISBN 10 0522854869
- ISBN 13 9780522854862
- Publisher Miegunyah Press (MUP)
- Place of Publication Melbourne
- Date Published 2008
- Keywords antarctica, australia, exploration, polar
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Mawson; Life and Death in Antartica
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Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica
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Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 2008. 1st edition. As New. small quarto. softback with stiff wrappers 239pp., colour plates, maps, Battling extreme isolation, and close to starvation, Jarvis aims to complete the journey across the south pole in the forty-seven days that it took Mawson. He does it using exactly the same equipment, clothing and food rations available one hundred years ago. Signed by Tim Jarvis on the title-page
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