Mawson may be the most famous Australian explorer, and Alone on the Ice is an admirable introduction of him to American readers., This is Roberts at his best, telling a little-known tale of adventure, tragedy, and endurance. Others have written the loose outlines of Douglas Mawson's astonishing survival against the worst conditions that Antarctica can deliver a lesser-known but equally compelling epic as that of Ernest Shackleton but Roberts's telling trumps them all., A chilling story.You feel the freezing temperatures, the fear, the desperation, along with the loyalty of the other Australasian Antarctic Expedition members., This is Roberts at his best, telling a little-known tale of adventure, tragedy, and endurance.
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