Australia. A land of burning plains and flooding rains. And a vital chapter in the history of sled dogs. Few understand the role they’ve played in Australia’s history, or the vital role they played in Douglas Mawson’s exploration of Antarctica more than a century ago. At Mount Kosciusko, teams trained in an effort that would provide Antarctic exploration transport for decades. The dogs that survived were housed at Melbourne Zoo upon their return. From them, a strain of huskies were developed over decades of breeding and sledging in Antarctica— and the dogs were then given away by the Federal government in an act of cultural vandalism. amazon/Frozen-Below-Mr-Ian-Luke/dp/1470128985/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370958907&sr=8-2&keywords=frozen+below
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