The Home of the Blizzard
- Subtitle
- Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
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1. AUTHOR'S PREFACE2. FOREWORD3. INTRODUCTION4. Introductory material5. COLOUR PLATES6. CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND PREPARATIONS7. CHAPTER II THE LAST DAYS AT HOBART AND THE VOYAGE TO MACQUARIE ISLAND8. CHAPTER III FROM MACQUARIE ISLAND TO ADELIE LAND9. CHAPTER IV NEW LANDS10. CHAPTER V FIRST DAYS IN ADELIE LAND11. CHAPTER VI AUTUMN PROSPECTS12. CHAPTER VII THE BLIZZARD13. CHAPTER VIII DOMESTIC LIFE14. CHAPTER IX MIDWINTER AND ITS WORK;15. CHAPTER X THE PREPARATION OF SLEDGING EQUIPMENT16. Section through a Nansen Sledging Cooker mounted on the primus17. CHAPTER XI SPRING EXPLOITS18. CHAPTER XII ACROSS KING GEORGE V LAND19. CHAPTER XIII TOIL AND TRIBULATION20. CHAPTER XIV THE QUEST OF THE SOUTH MAGNETIC POLE21. CHAPTER XV EASTWARD OVER THE SEA-ICE22. CHAPTER XVI HORN BLUFF AND PENGUIN POINT23. CHAPTER XVII WITH STILLWELL'S AND BICKERTON'S PARTIES24. CHAPTER XVIII THE SHIP'S STORY25. CHAPTER XIX THE WESTERN BASE—ESTABLISHMENT AND EARLY ADVENTURES26. CHAPTER XX THE WESTERN BASE—WINTER AND SPRING27. CHAPTER XXI THE WESTERN BASE—BLOCKED ON THE SHELF-ICE28. CHAPTER XXII THE WESTERN BASE—LINKING UP WITH KAISER WILHELM II LAND29. CHAPTER XXIII A SECOND WINTER30. CHAPTER XXIV NEARING THE END31. CHAPTER XXV LIFE ON MACQUARIE ISLAND32. CHAPTER XXVI A LAND OF STORM AND MIST33. CHAPTER XXVII THROUGH ANOTHER YEAR34. CHAPTER XXVIII THE HOMEWARD CRUISE35. APPENDIX I36. ILLUSTRATIONS