The Home of the Blizzard
by Sir Douglas Mawson (1915)
About the book
The Home of the Blizzard, first published in 1915, is Douglas Mawson’s fascinating first-hand account of the legendary Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914.
Mawson and his colleagues demonstrated incredible tenacity during their expedition, despite profoundly difficult circumstances. Their leap into the unknown resulted in scientific knowledge that still impresses today.
About this edition
This edition remains largely unchanged from the original 1915 edition, with just a few minor spelling and formatting changes to bring it into the modern era and make it appropriate for online publication.
Diagrams and maps are included, but for photographs please visit the Home of the Blizzard website.
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The Home of the Blizzard
Being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1911–1914
By Sir Douglas Mawson
To those who made it possible
The subscribers and co-operators
To those who made it a success
My comrades
And to
Those who waited
- Author’s preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- Appendix IV
- Appendix V
- Appendix VI
- Appendix VII