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The return of the South Pole sled dogs : with Amundsen's and Mawson's Antarctic expeditions / Mary R. Tahan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tahan, Mary R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sled dogs--Antarctica--History.
- Sled dogs.
- History.
- Antarctica.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Roald Amundsen and the Sled Dogs
- Part 1: Hobart, Australia
- Chapter 2. All Aboard: The Departure from Antarctica
- Chapter 3. Leaving Antarctica: The Rough Journey Back
- Chapter 4. The Public Relations Machine Behind the Scenes
- Chapter 5. A Heros Welcome in Hobart
- Chapter 6. Fleeing the Journalists Whilst Courting the Press
- Chapter 7. Twenty-One Sledge Dogs for Douglas Mawson
- Chapter 8. A Tale of Two Fates: Roald Amundsens Victory and Robert Falcon Scotts Tragedy
- Part 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Chapter 9. The Captain and Mrs. Snuppesen
- Chapter 10. Arrivals and Departures: Buenos Aires, Norway, and Don Pedro Christophersen
- Chapter 11. The Dogs at the Buenos Aires Zoological Gardens
- Chapter 12. London Calling: Lord Curzon and the Royal Geographical Society
- Chapter 13. The Big Speech: The Cheer for the Dogs
- Chapter 14. Death and Deceit.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 22, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 9783030651138
- 3030651134
- Publisher Number:
- 99986974080
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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