Isbn: 9780006143260 - the white south (7 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN:0006143261. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Twenty-first Impression. Good condition paperback pictorial laminated cover, no DJ. 256 pages good and clean with clear print. No foxing, no previous names.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 256 pages. spine tanned, inside cover and page edge foxed, text tanned, name on page edgeThe White South is a story of the sea and of the vast Antarctic icefields. The great whaling factory ship Southern Cross, of more than 20,000 tons, is caug ht and crushed in the deadly embrace of the polar ice, and five hundred men face death in the frozen wastes of the Antarctic. News that the ship had been abando ned was the last message to reach the outside world - and then came silence. The impenetrable barrier of the ice had closed around the Southern Cross and her me n, the rescue ships were forced to return to base, and all hope was abandoned.It was a disaster that caused a nine-day wonder in the flaring headlines of the wo rld's newspapers, and then quietly faded out. But the story was not ended. As th e whaling stations of South Georgia were preparing to close down for the long, d ark Antarctic winter, two battered lifeboats sailed into harbour.Those are the bare facts. But though modern methods and equipment have made whaling big busin ess, the human element remains. And it was human conflict that was the cause of the disaster. The White South is the story behind this tragedy.This is the epi c story of the indomitable courage and endurance of a handful of English and Nor wegians plunged through unforeseen circumstances into a fight with the pitiless forces of nature in the frozen South.…