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Aurora Australis

Exploratory Tales from the Icy Expanse: A Journey of Adventure, Survival, and Discovery

by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Frank Wild, Tannatt William Edgeworth David, George Marston, Alistair Mackay, James Murray, Douglas Mawson ...

Aurora Australis is a profound tapestry of exploration narratives and evocative descriptions capturing the indomitable spirit of the early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions. This anthology weaves together a medley of styles ranging from scientific treatises to poignant personal reflections, offering an immersive experience into the frosty climes and the heart of human courage. The diverse ... Read more

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Aurora Australis is a profound tapestry of exploration narratives and evocative descriptions capturing the indomitable spirit of the early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions. This anthology weaves together a medley of styles ranging from scientific treatises to poignant personal reflections, offering an immersive experience into the frosty climes and the heart of human courage. The diverse
... Read more
The Home of the Blizzard

Enriched edition. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

by Sir Douglas Mawson, Bennett Stanhope ...

Sir Douglas Mawson's 'The Home of the Blizzard' is an evocative and meticulously detailed account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911'Äì1914. Written in a reflective, yet vivid literary style, Mawson weaves personal narrative with scientific observation, capturing both the brutal beauty of the Antarctic landscape and the harrowing experiences endured by his team. This work stands as a ... Read more

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Sir Douglas Mawson's 'The Home of the Blizzard' is an evocative and meticulously detailed account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911'Äì1914. Written in a reflective, yet vivid literary style, Mawson weaves personal narrative with scientific observation, capturing both the brutal beauty of the Antarctic landscape and the harrowing experiences endured by his team. This work stands as a
... Read more
The Home of the Blizzard

by Sir Douglas Mawson ...

"The Home of the Blizzard" is a captivating account of Sir Douglas Mawson's harrowing Antarctic expedition. Mawson, an Australian geologist and explorer, led a team into the uncharted regions of Antarctica, facing extreme weather conditions and the challenges of isolation. The narrative is rich with vivid descriptions of the icy landscape and the struggles of the crew as they navigate through ... Read more

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"The Home of the Blizzard" is a captivating account of Sir Douglas Mawson's harrowing Antarctic expedition. Mawson, an Australian geologist and explorer, led a team into the uncharted regions of Antarctica, facing extreme weather conditions and the challenges of isolation. The narrative is rich with vivid descriptions of the icy landscape and the struggles of the crew as they navigate through
... Read more

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The Home of the Blizzard (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

by Sir Douglas Mawson, Tessa Dunleigh ...

The Home of the Blizzard is Sir Douglas Mawson's commanding account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914, a work that combines scientific report, travel narrative, and epic survival literature. Written in a lucid, restrained Edwardian prose, it records the mapping of unknown Antarctic coastlines, meteorological observation, geological collection, and the ordeal of sledging across ... Read more

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The Home of the Blizzard is Sir Douglas Mawson's commanding account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914, a work that combines scientific report, travel narrative, and epic survival literature. Written in a lucid, restrained Edwardian prose, it records the mapping of unknown Antarctic coastlines, meteorological observation, geological collection, and the ordeal of sledging across
... Read more
Aurora Australis

Writings, Science, Verse, and Illustrations from Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition

by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Frank Wild, Tannatt William Edgeworth David, George Marston, Alistair Mackay, James Murray, Douglas Mawson ...

Aurora Australis is an extraordinary Antarctic miscellany, produced during the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907–09. Combining expedition narrative, lyric verse, comic sketches, scientific reflection, satire, songs, and visual art, it records both the hardships and imaginative resourcefulness of life on the ice. Its pages move between heroic exploration and domestic ... Read more

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Aurora Australis is an extraordinary Antarctic miscellany, produced during the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907–09. Combining expedition narrative, lyric verse, comic sketches, scientific reflection, satire, songs, and visual art, it records both the hardships and imaginative resourcefulness of life on the ice. Its pages move between heroic exploration and domestic
... Read more
Aurora Australis

by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Frank Wild, Tannatt William Edgeworth David, George Marston, Alistair Mackay, James Murray, Douglas Mawson ...

Aurora Australis offers readers an immersive journey into the heart of early 20th-century Antarctic exploration, capturing the raw beauty and daunting challenges of the icy continent. This pioneering anthology, assembled amidst the unyielding conditions at the Antarctic basecamp during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, brims with a tapestry of adventurous narratives and reflective ... Read more

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Aurora Australis offers readers an immersive journey into the heart of early 20th-century Antarctic exploration, capturing the raw beauty and daunting challenges of the icy continent. This pioneering anthology, assembled amidst the unyielding conditions at the Antarctic basecamp during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, brims with a tapestry of adventurous narratives and reflective
... Read more
The Home of the Blizzard (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. An Antarctic exploration memoir of early 20th-century survival, science, natural history, perilous journeys, and oceanic geology.

by Sir Douglas Mawson, Bennett Stanhope, Olivia Parker ...

The Home of the Blizzard (1915) recounts the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14): the wind-scoured base at Cape Denison on Commonwealth Bay, hazardous sledging across crevassed plateau, the loss of Belgrave Ninnis, and Mawson's solitary return after Xavier Mertz's death. Part survival saga, part field report, it interweaves geology, magnetism, and meteorology with Frank Hurley's ... Read more

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The Home of the Blizzard (1915) recounts the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14): the wind-scoured base at Cape Denison on Commonwealth Bay, hazardous sledging across crevassed plateau, the loss of Belgrave Ninnis, and Mawson's solitary return after Xavier Mertz's death. Part survival saga, part field report, it interweaves geology, magnetism, and meteorology with Frank Hurley's
... Read more
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The Home of the Blizzard

by Sir Douglas Mawson ...

Narrated by James Condon ...

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17 hours 14 min

The Home of the Blizzard is a tale of discovery and adventure, of pioneering deeds, great courage, heart-stopping rescues and heroic endurance. This is Mawson’s own account of his years spent in Antarctica, travelling in sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds. At its heart is the epic journey of 1912-13, during which both his companions perished. Told in a laconic but gripping style, this is ... Read more

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The Home of the Blizzard is a tale of discovery and adventure, of pioneering deeds, great courage, heart-stopping rescues and heroic endurance. This is Mawson’s own account of his years spent in Antarctica, travelling in sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds. At its heart is the epic journey of 1912-13, during which both his companions perished. Told in a laconic but gripping style, this is
... Read more

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South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition (1914-1917)

by Ernest Shackleton ...

In August of 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set out with a crew of twenty-eight aboard the ship 'Endurance' in an effort to become the first men to cross the vast Antarctic land mass. Their adventurous tale of exploration soon became a struggle for survival when the ship was enclosed by a sea of ice which slowly crushed it leaving them stranded in a barren icy wilderness. What would follow is one of ... Read more

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In August of 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set out with a crew of twenty-eight aboard the ship 'Endurance' in an effort to become the first men to cross the vast Antarctic land mass. Their adventurous tale of exploration soon became a struggle for survival when the ship was enclosed by a sea of ice which slowly crushed it leaving them stranded in a barren icy wilderness. What would follow is one of
... Read more
The Escape Artists

A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War

by Neal Bascomb ...

This "fast-paced account" of WWI airmen who escaped Germany's most notorious POW camp is "expertly narrated" by the New York Times bestselling author ( Kirkus, starred review).During World War I, Allied soldiers might avoid death only to find themselves in the abominable conditions of Germany's many prison camps. The most infamous was Holzminden, a land-locked Alcatraz that housed the most escape ... Read more

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This "fast-paced account" of WWI airmen who escaped Germany's most notorious POW camp is "expertly narrated" by the New York Times bestselling author ( Kirkus, starred review).During World War I, Allied soldiers might avoid death only to find themselves in the abominable conditions of Germany's many prison camps. The most infamous was Holzminden, a land-locked Alcatraz that housed the most escape
... Read more

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The Red Prince

The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

by Helen Carr ...

War, revolution, treason and love – the thrilling tale of Sir John of Gaunt brought to life by medieval history's rising star.‘The Red Prince announces Helen Carr as one of the most exciting new voices in narrative history.’ Dan JonesSon of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all the Tudors. Always close to the English throne, John of Gaunt left a complex ... Read more

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War, revolution, treason and love – the thrilling tale of Sir John of Gaunt brought to life by medieval history's rising star.‘The Red Prince announces Helen Carr as one of the most exciting new voices in narrative history.’ Dan JonesSon of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all the Tudors. Always close to the English throne, John of Gaunt left a complex
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The Company

The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire

by Stephen Bown ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins.The story of the Hudson's Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada's creation. And yet it hasn't been told in a book for over thirty years, and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown's exciting new telling.The Company started out small in 1670, trading ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERA thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins.The story of the Hudson's Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada's creation. And yet it hasn't been told in a book for over thirty years, and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown's exciting new telling.The Company started out small in 1670, trading
... Read more

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