| Description |
399 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Simultaneously published in Australia by the UNSW Press. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-385) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- 18 December : The fire on the snow : legends of the heroic era -- 19 December : The breath of Antarctica : the brave west winds -- 21 December : The University of the Southern Ocean : life at sea -- 23 December : Great south lands : reading the rocks -- 24 December : Heavenly bodies : space weather -- 25 December : Planting flags : claiming the ice -- 26 December : Cold peace : Reds down under -- 27 December : Wintering : surviving the polar night -- 28 December : Solitude : an experiment in loneliness -- 29 December : Honeymoon on ice : love in a cold climate -- 30 December : Of huddles and pebbles : life among the penguins -- 31 December : The changeover : time, history and generations -- 1 January : Green crusaders : greenpeace and greenhouse -- 3 January : Feeding body and soul : hunger and wonder -- 6 January : Captain Scott's biscuit : the archaeology of return -- 7 and 8 January. |
| Subject |
Griffiths, Tom, 1957- -- Diaries.
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Griffiths, Tom, 1957- -- Travel -- Antarctica.
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Antarctica -- Description and travel.
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| ISBN |
9780674026339 alkaline paper |
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0674026330 alkaline paper |
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