The Home of the Blizzard: The Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914

Wakefield Press, South Australia, 1996. Abridged Popular Edition. Soft cover. Good Condition/Good. Fourth Impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 440 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Edges of text block has some stains. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. 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 has all the elements of a great story - pioneering deeds, acts of great courage, scenes of foolhardiness and heartstopping rescues. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Adventurers & Explorers, Personal Memoirs; Australia; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1862543771. ISBN/EAN: 9781862543775. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9385. . 9781862543775