Huskies of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration

A short history of Huskies during the heroic age of Antarctic Exploration written by David Jensen, chairman of the Mawson s Huts Foundation, the not for profit charity he founded in 1997 to conserve the historic huts at Cape Denison, East Antarctica. This is a fascinating account of the development of the use of huskies who first stepped ashore in Antarctica in 1899 and left their paw marks on the ice for the last time 95 years later in 1995. 72pp plus 8pp plates softback, approx. 50 pictures. All royalties from the sale of this book go to the Mawsons Huts Foundation.