The Hobart Bookshop
The little book will be launched by John Williamson (Antarctic historian) and Gordon Bain (who has worked in Antarctica and has stories to tell of sledge-dogs).
The book is illustrated and will retail at $19.95.
Free event, all welcome.
It was a tough assignment:
to travel by ship from his Arctic home, through the tropics (no place for a Greenland Dog with thick fur), to unknown Antarctic regions,
to endure storms at sea, to face blizzards in the windiest place on earth, then to lead a team of dogs over treacherous ice fields;
but Basilisk was a tough, resilient dog, who could enjoy the moment.
He adored the beautiful Alexandra; he smelt the salt on the ocean wind and the strange odour of penguins; and he chased those penguins at every opportunity. He and his trainer, Dr Xavier Mertz, worked hard and had fun together, but the challenges they faced were huge, really huge – and then things got worse.
An outstanding little book! Stuffed full of facts … a treasure trove of information.
– Stephen Scott-Fawcett FRGS, Polar historian, Cambridge University UK
A clever, compelling, and entertaining story that can be enjoyed greatly by adults and young readers alike.
– Beau Riffenburgh, author of “Aurora: Douglas Mawson and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914”
The Hobart Bookshop
22 Salamanca Square
Hobart Tasmania 7000
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