Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... Mawson nursed Mertz in his terrible last days and , although he lovingly carried him on the sledge to his final camp , he did not eat him . In desperate circumstances , Mawson , like Scott , was holding on to his humanity . Xavier Mertz ...
... Mawson nursed Mertz in his terrible last days and , although he lovingly carried him on the sledge to his final camp , he did not eat him . In desperate circumstances , Mawson , like Scott , was holding on to his humanity . Xavier Mertz ...
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... Mawson and his party were all right but could not help wishing that I could march out myself and make sure . ' He felt ' terribly uneasy ' at the silence ' one does not know what to think'.19 Mawson fell down so many crevasses on his ...
... Mawson and his party were all right but could not help wishing that I could march out myself and make sure . ' He felt ' terribly uneasy ' at the silence ' one does not know what to think'.19 Mawson fell down so many crevasses on his ...
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... Mawson in a ship such as Discovery was essential to the legal and emotional force of the sovereignty rituals . " It was Mawson who had to set foot on the island first and Mawson who had to touch the oar to the rock . It was Mawson who ...
... Mawson in a ship such as Discovery was essential to the legal and emotional force of the sovereignty rituals . " It was Mawson who had to set foot on the island first and Mawson who had to touch the oar to the rock . It was Mawson who ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |