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The Silence Call : Australians in Antarctica 1947-97

Bowden, Tim, 1937-
ISBN: 9781864488593 Category:

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ANTARCTICA

  • xxvii, 593 p., [32] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps ports ; 25 cm. #201024
  • Comprehensive, illustrated history of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) written by one of Australia’s most well-known and best-loved media personalities.
  • The Silence Calling is Tim Bowden’s exemplary record of their [Australian’s in Antarctica] achievement Peter Pierce, Australian Book Review [The Silence Calling] is full of drama and adventure and a sense of the last frontier. Yvonne Preston, Canberra Times Books simply don’t get much better than this. Tim Bowden’s 600-page saga about the Earth’s last great wilderness, its only untamed frontier is an epic work befitting the beauty and the terror of Antarctica. Sunday Telegraph The Silence Calling is a fascinating and often moving account of the work and life of Australians in Antarctica. It traces the development of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) from the first day the Australian flag was raised on Australia’s remote Southern Ocean outpost of Heard Island on Boxing Day 1947 up to the present day. Thousands of men and women from all over Australia and from many backgrounds have lived, worked and, indeed, played in that dangerous, hostile and overwhelmingly beautiful environment to become part of Australia’s Antarctic legend. However, The Silence Calling is not just about personal endeavour and hardship

Additional Information

AuthorBowden, Tim, 1937-
Number of pages593
PublisherAllen & Unwin, Australia
Year Published1997
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Near Fine

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