Mawson: A Life by Philip Ayres

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has inscribed inside page. Foredges have started to fox. Dust jacket has creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are still very good.

In the heroic age of polar exploration, Sir Douglas Mawson stands in the first rank.

His Antarctic expeditions of 1911-14 and 1929-31 resulted in Australia's claiming 40 per cent of the sixth continent. The sole survivor of an epic 300-mile trek, Mawson was also a scientist of national stature. His image on banknotes and stamps reflects enduring public esteem.

Yet until this book, there has been no comprehensive, objective biography of this tall, quiet figure.

In this most impressive and readable biography, Philip Ayres illuminates Douglas Mawson's many achievements and enables us to know and understand him as a human being. The book's illustrations include reproductions of exquisite early colour photographs from the Antarctic expedition of 1911-14. (book flap)