South by Northwest

The magnetic crusade and the contest for Antarctica

Granville Allen Mawer

HB JACKETED 336 PP 230 x 168 ILLUS B&W 1862546509 $39.95 True Story / Maritime History / Antarctica EAN 9781862546509 Wakefield Press

The riveting story of the race between rival nations – the British, French and Americans – to claim Antarctica’s holy grail. In this never-before-told tale of ambition and achievement, maritime historian Allen Mawer resolves some of the controversies that have festered for the past 160 years.

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