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In addition to chronicling her own encounters with the people and the place, Wheeler brings the past alive as well, through vivid stories about the heroes of polar exploration: Shackleton, Scott, Amundsen, and others who practically become secondary characters in Wheeler's account. But it is her interactions with the living people who make up the community--scientists, drifters, and dreamers who have settled this forbidding landscape--that make Terra Incognita a rare and worthy book.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A modern classic on exploring and understanding the most uncharted place on our planet.A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet.Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is revealed, in all its seductive mystery.'Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler- spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent' Observer An investigation into the culture which exists at the South Pole, asking why its population is overwhelmingly male, how women fit into the society, and how the inhabitants of the area relieve stress and conflict within their confined quarters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099731818
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Book Description Condition: New. The author spent six weeks at the pole and on the edge of the infamous Ross Ice Shelf, as well as another month with the British Antarctic Survey. This title presents a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the people who inhabit this region. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232. . 1997. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780099731818
Book Description Condition: New. The author spent six weeks at the pole and on the edge of the infamous Ross Ice Shelf, as well as another month with the British Antarctic Survey. This title presents a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the people who inhabit this region. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232. . 1997. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780099731818
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Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet. Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is revealed, in all its seductive mystery.'Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent' Observer. Seller Inventory # 9780099731818