A facsimile edition of the 1930 text of explorer Douglas Mawson's first-hand account of his expedition to the Antarctic, focusing on his epic sledge journey from 1912 to 1913, during which his companions both died.
Tells the story of the shipwreck of the Endurance in a sea of ice en route to Antarctica, and the amazing survival of all 28 members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Chronicles the history of exploration in Antarctica, relating early theories about a great southern land mass and describing the continent's eventual discovery, the race to the South Pole, and the growth of Antarctic scientific research.
