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Hillary's Antarctica : adventure, exploration and establishing Scott Base / text, Nigel Watson ; photography, Jane Ussher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watson, Nigel, author.
- 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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