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nkmeyers's review
4.0
I have been living under a rock. How did I miss the story of to recreate Mawson's journey?
Or his book?
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Or his award-winning 90-minute documentary following the expedition that re-enacted the polar survival journey of Sir Douglas Mawson ?
This sensational headline from the time of Jarvis' trip says it all: "Accused of eating a team mate to survive, he's the polar hero history chose to forget. A century later, one remarkable man set out to prove Douglas Mawson was innocent ... "
Interestingly, it never even occured to me after reading his memoir that Mawson cannibalized his fellow climbers. I don't think I'd give a damn if I found out he did, and I don't suppose they would either, but Jarvis trip is a quite a homage to this great explorer and I can't wait to read more about Mawson and what it was like to walk in his footsteps!
Or his book?
[bc:Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica|6231494|Mawson Life and Death in Antarctica|Tim Jarvis|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GC%2B2O-zGL._SL75_.jpg|6414097]
[b:Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica|6231494|Mawson Life and Death in Antarctica|Tim Jarvis|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GC%2B2O-zGL._SL75_.jpg|6414097]
Or his award-winning 90-minute documentary following the expedition that re-enacted the polar survival journey of Sir Douglas Mawson ?
This sensational headline from the time of Jarvis' trip says it all: "Accused of eating a team mate to survive, he's the polar hero history chose to forget. A century later, one remarkable man set out to prove Douglas Mawson was innocent ... "
Interestingly, it never even occured to me after reading his memoir that Mawson cannibalized his fellow climbers. I don't think I'd give a damn if I found out he did, and I don't suppose they would either, but Jarvis trip is a quite a homage to this great explorer and I can't wait to read more about Mawson and what it was like to walk in his footsteps!
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