Mawson : a life /

Mawson : a life /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ayres, Philip.
Imprint:	Carlton South, Vic. : Miegunyah Press at Melbourne University Press, 1999.
Description:	xx, 321 p., [56] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Miegunyah volumes ; 2nd ser., no. 27 Miegunyah Press series ; 2nd ser., no. 27.
Subject:	Mawson, Douglas, -- Sir, -- 1882-1958. Mawson, Douglas, -- 1882-1958. British Antarctic Expedition -- (1907-1909) Australasian Antarctic Expedition -- (1911-1914) British, Australian, and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition -- (1929-1931) Australasian Antarctic Expedition. British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909) British, Australian, and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition. Explorers -- Australia -- Biography. Geologists -- Australia -- Biography. Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Geologists. Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration. Antarctica. Australia. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4417992

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ISBN:	0522848117
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-303) and index.

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Summary:	A comprehensive biography of this tall, quiet figure. Ayres not only illuminates Mawson's many achievements but also enables us to know and understand him as a human being. The icon both converges and conflicts with the real man.
Physical Description:	xx, 321 p., [56] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-303) and index.
ISBN:	0522848117