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On the Ice
Gretchen Legler
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Description for On the Ice
paperback. Travelogue, cultural meditation, and love story, "On the Ice" casts a panoramic view on one of the oddest communities in one of the most extreme places on earth. Sent to Antarctica as an observer by the National Science Foundation, Gretchen Legler arrives at McMurdo Station where she is forced to confront her own fears. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Travelogue, cultural meditation, and love story, On the Ice casts a panoramic view on one of the oddest communities in one of the most extreme places on earth. Negative 70-degree weather. Canned food that dates back at least a decade. Wind storms powerful enough to lift a human off the ground. Extremely unfashionable clothing. Welcome to Antarctica, the farthest-away place in the world. Hoping to get away from the complexities of her life, Gretchen Legler arrives at McMurdo Station with the intention of researching the landscape; what she finds, instead, is a zany population of misfits and ... Read more
Travelogue, cultural meditation, and love story, On the Ice casts a panoramic view on one of the oddest communities in one of the most extreme places on earth. Negative 70-degree weather. Canned food that dates back at least a decade. Wind storms powerful enough to lift a human off the ground. Extremely unfashionable clothing. Welcome to Antarctica, the farthest-away place in the world. Hoping to get away from the complexities of her life, Gretchen Legler arrives at McMurdo Station with the intention of researching the landscape; what she finds, instead, is a zany population of misfits and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, United States
ISBN
9781571312822
SKU
V9781571312822
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Ref
99-15
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