Four Antarctic years in the South Orkney Islands : an annotated translation of cuatro aänos en las orcadas del sur /Josâe Manuel Moneta, assistant in the 1923 expedition, assistant leader in 1925, leader of the 1927 and 1929 expeditions (9 July 1900-30 March 1973) ; translators Kathleen Skilton and Kenn Back ; editor Robert Keith Headland.

"One man's fascinating record of four winters in the Antarctic during the 1920s, the period of transition from the isolation of the Heroic Age to the beginnings of radio communication with the world outside. The Argentine Josâe Manuel Moneta (1900-1973) chronicles in words and photographs the many and varied aspects of life on a Southern Ocean island which few visit even today. Seals and penguins provide much of the food; coal and paraffin are used for heating and lighting, and electricity is a new introduction. A relief ship comes just once a year. Josâe Manuel Moneta's account of the South Orkney Islands was originally written in Spanish and published in twelve editions from 1939 to 1963. This is the first English translation, by Kathleen Skilton and Kenn Back, of what is still the only autobiographic account of the South Orkney Islands. For this edition, R.K. Headland has added copious supplementary material ranging from maps and notes to a bibliography and an index."--Provided by the publisher.