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Beyond Cape Horn: Travels in the Antarctic
Charles Weider
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Description for Beyond Cape Horn: Travels in the Antarctic
Paperback. Author and explorer Neider writes about his third trip to Antarctica, telling of the beauty of the desolate land, its history, and the current ecological debates surrounding it. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 1QMP; RGR; TQ; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Writer and Antarctic explorer Neider tells of his third trip to the frozen continent, describing the international stations there and the goals they are working toward. Neider also tours the Antarctic landscape, observing the geography and wildlife and evoking it in detail. Devoting scrutiny to the international treaties that protect the continent politically and environmentally, Neider reveals how important those treaties are. Also included in this work are interviews with Antarctic pioneers Sir Charles Wright, Sir Vivian Fuchs, and Laurence Gould.
Writer and Antarctic explorer Neider tells of his third trip to the frozen continent, describing the international stations there and the goals they are working toward. Neider also tours the Antarctic landscape, observing the geography and wildlife and evoking it in detail. Devoting scrutiny to the international treaties that protect the continent politically and environmentally, Neider reveals how important those treaties are. Also included in this work are interviews with Antarctic pioneers Sir Charles Wright, Sir Vivian Fuchs, and Laurence Gould.
Product Details
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815412359
SKU
V9780815412359
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Ref
99-15
About Charles Weider
Charles Neider is the editor of Antarctica: Firsthand Accounts of Exploration and Endurance, Tolstoy: Tales of Courage and Conflict and Life As I Find It: A Treasury of Mark Twain Rarities, among many other books.
Reviews for Beyond Cape Horn: Travels in the Antarctic
Neider's journal-style book alternates between dramatic passages about the strange environment and its denizens, and penetrating-sometimes scythelike-discussions of the almost equally strange lives of the men who live and work there.
Los Angeles Times
A superb travel narrative.
Publishers Weekly
An extraordinary full book, stocked with facts, images, and feeling.
Kirkus
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Los Angeles Times
A superb travel narrative.
Publishers Weekly
An extraordinary full book, stocked with facts, images, and feeling.
Kirkus
The book is ... Read more