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Mawson : and the ice men of the heroice age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen / Peter FitzSimons.
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- ISBN: 9781741666601 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: xxvi, 737 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: North Sydney, N.S.W. : William Heinemann, 2011.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 682-720) and index. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available in electronic version via the Internet. |
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| Subject: | Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958 > Travel > Antarctica. Explorers > Australia > Biography. Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > Australian. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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Mawson : And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Maps | p. xi | |
| Relief drawing of Ross Island, the Great Ice Barrier and surrounds | p. xvii | |
| Background and Acknowledgements | p. xviii | |
| Author's Note | p. xxv | |
| Prologue | p. 1 | |
| Introduction Discovering Antarctica | p. 9 | |
| Part 1 | With Shackleton | |
| Chapter 1 | Go South, Young Man, Go South | p. 51 |
| Chapter 2 | Into the Night and Out into the Wilderness | p. 93 |
| Chapter 3 | Getting Home | p. 130 |
| Part 2 | Three Men Get Organised | |
| Chapter 4 | Australian Heroes | p. 171 |
| Chapter 5 | Departures | p. 209 |
| Chapter 6 | Journey to the Bottom of the Earth | p. 242 |
| Chapter 7 | Trails and Erros | p. 279 |
| Part 3 | Antarctica Under Siege | |
| Chapter 8 | Under Way | p. 309 |
| Chapter 9 | To the South! | p. 354 |
| Chapter 10 | Cape Denison | p. 394 |
| Part 4 | Struggles | |
| Chapter 11 | Settling | p. 443 |
| Chapter 12 | The Winter Months | p. 482 |
| Chapter 13 | Into the Wide White Yonder | p. 521 |
| Chapter 14 | A Close-Run Thing | p. 563 |
| Chapter 15 | Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent | p. 601 |
| Epilogue | p. 657 | |
| Notes and References | p. 682 | |
| Bibliography | p. 713 | |
| Index | p. 721 |
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