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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... never opened was the one he always wore around his neck in an oilskin folder . It contained the message he was to read only if it seemed certain that he would never come back to her . But one day , when Bob was skiing in the mountains ...
... never opened was the one he always wore around his neck in an oilskin folder . It contained the message he was to read only if it seemed certain that he would never come back to her . But one day , when Bob was skiing in the mountains ...
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... never joined such a numskull and his expedition . Getting to positively loathe the sight of all . For a handful of men to live together day after day , see nothing and hear nothing but one another , is agony What beasts we all are and ...
... never joined such a numskull and his expedition . Getting to positively loathe the sight of all . For a handful of men to live together day after day , see nothing and hear nothing but one another , is agony What beasts we all are and ...
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... never the primary hut ; it was never snug and homely ; it was always a place where you were rearranging the packing cases , raiding someone else's stores , and helping yourself to someone else's biscuits . When , in January 1915 , it ...
... never the primary hut ; it was never snug and homely ; it was always a place where you were rearranging the packing cases , raiding someone else's stores , and helping yourself to someone else's biscuits . When , in January 1915 , it ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |