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Hillary's Antarctica : adventure, exploration and establishing Scott Base / text, Nigel Watson ; photography, Jane Ussher.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Watson, Nigel, author.
Contributor:
Ussher, Jane, 1953- photographer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008.
Hillary, Edmund.
Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008--Travel--Antarctica.
Antarctica--Description and travel.
Antarctica.
Antarctica--Pictorial works.
Scott Base.
Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958).
Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Hillary, Edmund,-1919-2008.
Hillary, Edmund,-1919-2008-Travel-Antarctica.
Antarctica-Description and travel.
Antarctica-Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
Summary:
Sir Edmund Hillary's exploits in Antarctica include the riveting story of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition he led and the establishment of Scott Base.
Contents:
Cover
Dedication
Title
Contents
Preface
Introduction
ONE: THE GENESIS OF THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA
TWO: POLITICS, PREPARATIONS & PARTIES
THREE: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
FOUR: LIFE AT SCOTT BASE
FIVE: THE TRACTOR JOURNEY
SIX: DOGS ON THE PLATEAU
SEVEN: NORTHERN PARTY
EIGHT: FUCHS: THE CROSSING FINALE
NINE: BILL'S FLYING ADVENTURES
TEN: TRACTOR JOURNEY 2.0
ELEVEN: CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Conclusion
Timeline
Biographies
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
About the Authors
Copyright.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781760637828
1760637823
OCLC:
1059365803

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