Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... felt that he could do so in his book , The White , his study of the last days of Scott and Mawson , which he describes as ' an experiment in biography instead of trying to conceal the fictional nature of biog- raphy , I have chosen to ...
... felt that he could do so in his book , The White , his study of the last days of Scott and Mawson , which he describes as ' an experiment in biography instead of trying to conceal the fictional nature of biog- raphy , I have chosen to ...
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... felt more alive than at any other time in my life . " - - But after six weeks , it was death that stalked him . Byrd felt a creeping unease and a growing depression , and he felt his mind slipping in frightening ways . On the last day ...
... felt more alive than at any other time in my life . " - - But after six weeks , it was death that stalked him . Byrd felt a creeping unease and a growing depression , and he felt his mind slipping in frightening ways . On the last day ...
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... felt like an intruder upon a man's world . It was 1947 and Jennie Darlington was about to become one of the first two women to winter on the continent of ice , half a century after the first men . 25 What was she doing there , at the ...
... felt like an intruder upon a man's world . It was 1947 and Jennie Darlington was about to become one of the first two women to winter on the continent of ice , half a century after the first men . 25 What was she doing there , at the ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |