Alone on the Ice

"If you like frostbite-inducing weather and death-defying adventure stories, then award-winning author David Roberts gives you what you want: a wonderfully told, impressively researched tale of brave explorers confronting Antarctic blizzards, a deadly landscape pockmarked with deep crevasses and intrepid men trying to come back alive." -- Chuck Leddy - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Impressively seamless and straightforward. A tale of action ... strongly founded on the words of the expeditionary members themselves." -- Christina Thompson - Boston Globe "Mawson, the unsung hero of Antarctica, gets his due at last." -- Paul Harris - Guardian "Admirably succeeds in restoring the luster that the [expedition] and its leader deserve." -- Dennis Drabelle - Washington Post "Others have written the loose outlines of Douglas Mawson's astonishing survival against the worst conditions that Antarctica can deliver-a lesser-known but equally compelling epic as that of Ernest Shackleton-but Roberts's telling trumps them all." -- Gordon Wiltsie, author of To the Ends of the Earth "This is Roberts at his best, telling a little-known tale of adventure, tragedy, and endurance. Mawson may be the most famous Australian explorer, and Alone on the Ice is an admirable introduction of him to American readers." -- Greg Child, author of Over the Edge "An accurate and enthralling account of the greatest story of polar exploration and survival. Roberts takes the reader back to a time of hardship, collective friendship, and a level of determination unknown in todays culture. This book will make you cherish every meal and the joys of a warm bed." -- Conrad Anker, coauthor of The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest