Douglas Mawson

"The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914" recounts Sir Douglas Mawson's harrowing and scientifically significant expedition to Antarctica. This gripping account details the challenges and triumphs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, offering a firsthand look at the unforgiving polar landscape and the dedication of those who dared to explore it. Mawson's meticulous record provides invaluable insights into the geography, geology, and meteorology of the Antarctic continent, alongside the daily struggles for survival against blizzards and the constant threat of the unknown. Experience the thrill of discovery and the stark realities of early 20th-century polar exploration through the eyes of a leader driven by scientific curiosity and unwavering determination. A classic of exploration literature, this book stands as a testament to human endurance and the allure of the icy south. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

"The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914" recounts Sir Douglas Mawson's harrowing and scientifically significant expedition to Antarctica. This gripping account details the challenges and triumphs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, offering a firsthand look at the unforgiving polar landscape and the dedication of those who dared to explore it. Mawson's meticulous record provides invaluable insights into the geography, geology, and meteorology of the Antarctic continent, alongside the daily struggles for survival against blizzards and the constant threat of the unknown. Experience the thrill of discovery and the stark realities of early 20th-century polar exploration through the eyes of a leader driven by scientific curiosity and unwavering determination. A classic of exploration literature, this book stands as a testament to human endurance and the allure of the icy south. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Mawson turned down an invitation to join Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition in 1910; Australian geologist Griffith Taylor went instead. Dawson chose to lead his own expedition, the Australian Antarctic Expedition, to King George V Land and Adelie Land, the sector of the Antarctic continent immediately south of Australia, which at the time was almost entirely unexplored. The objectives were to carry out geographical exploration and scientific studies, including visiting the South Magnetic Pole.

Excerpt from The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 About the year 1840 a wave Of scientific enthusiasm resulted in the dispatch Of three national expeditions by France, the United States, and Great Britain; part at least of whose programmes was Antarctic exploration. Russia had previously sent out an expedition which had made notable discoveries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.