Customer Reviews:
 A Stunning Story You Will Never Forget April 28, 2003
Curmudgeon99 (Manhattan, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am so delighted this book has been reissued because the original version was impossible to find. This is a story that earns its subtitle, "The Greatest Survival Story Every Told". This story is incredible and you truly feel that you as a reader are experiencing Mawson's ordeal yourself. It does what a book should do--it puts you on the ice with Mawson, his companions and the dogs. This is a rare book that makes you think--at the moment when Mawson thinks it--that you are so glad he still has "one more paw" left to eat.
Read this book and you will never be the same. It's an awesome book, thrilling and it shows you by comparison what is lacking in so many so-called adventure tales: cojones.
I am surprised this has never been made into a movie and I might write it myself. It's just a fantastic, inspiring story.
 Mawson - the most courageous Antarctic explorer February 26, 2000
Susan Paxton (Columbus, OH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you can find a copy of this book, read it. Douglas Mawson, a veteran of the 1907-1909 Shackleton expedition, returned to the Antarctic in 1912 with his own team. His sledge journey with two companions turned from a harsh but rewarding exploration into a terrifying fight for survival in an instant. At almost the same time as Scott was busily scribbling inspiring hoo-hah in his diary trying to cover up his appalling faults of leadership and organization, Mawson was courageously fighting for his life and refusing to lie down and die. An incredible story! One hopes that Australia remembers Sir Douglas Mawson and his fortitude. He is an example to all of us.
 A brutal tale that will make you feel chilled to the bone. July 12, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The other reviewer's comments are appreciated, this book will redefine your definition of "discomfort". He may not be one of the most well known, but Mawson was one of the world's greatest, and toughest explorers.
Riveting March 7, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a depressing book. But you should read it. You will learn from it something about will and determination. You may also learn that you are not doing yourself a favour by making your life, and your family's life so comfortable.My wife asked, "Why do they go there?" You will have to read the book to find out.
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