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An Antarctic Affair: A Story of Love and Survival by the Great-Granddaughter of Douglas and Paquita Mawson
de McEwin, Emma
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 192103730X
- ISBN 13
- 9781921037306
- Librería
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Robertsdale, Alabama, United States
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Sobre este artículo
East Street Publications, South Australia, 2008. Softcover (15 x 23 cm), 254 pages. Illustrations and black & white photographs. ISBN: 9781921037306. Very Good condition. Lightly bumped/scuffed with some mild creasing at corners. "When scientist and explorer, Douglas Mawson leaves for the Antarctic in December 1911, as leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, he expects to return and marry his fiancee, Paquita Delprat fifteen months later. However, in the southern summer of 1912, while on a three-man sledging journey, his two travelling companions both die in horrific circumstances, leaving Douglas to travel the last one hundred miles to safety alone, on the brink of starvation. He survives but his late return to base leads to him missing the ship back to Australia and he is forced to endure a second winter in the Antarctic, in the windiest region on earth, with six other men, one of whom loses his mind. By the time Douglas returns to Australia in February 1914, he has not seen Paquita for more than two years, the minimal contact and the long separation having pushed her love and patience almost to the limit. Inspired by their story and their characters since childhood, Emma explores the reasons why her great-grandfather survived and the very important role Paquita, who became his wife and biographer, played in his survival and success." Weight: 420g.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-249) and index.
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- Librería
- E. Manning Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1346
- Título
- An Antarctic Affair: A Story of Love and Survival by the Great-Granddaughter of Douglas and Paquita Mawson
- Autor
- McEwin, Emma
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 192103730X
- ISBN 13
- 9781921037306
- Editorial
- East Street Publications
- Lugar de publicación
- Adelaide
- Fecha de publicación
- 2008
- Palabras clave
- Mawson, Biography, Australia, Explorers, Antarctica
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Biography;
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Sobre E. Manning Books
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