Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

On January 17, 1913, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was alone and near starvation—and one hundred miles from base camp. On February 8, he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal. This thrilling account of his journey establishes Mawson as one of historys greatest polar explorers.