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    Reference 3131 (1596)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Francis, Gavin
    Title EMPIRE ANTARCTICA.
    Publishing Information Vintage Chatto & Windus, 2012. 9780701186890
    Description Uncorrected proof copy; xi, 260 pages, illustrated, b/w photographs, 1 double map. Illustrated paperback. Appears unread. Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the base-camp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. Gavin Francis explores a world of great beauty conjured from the simplest elements, the hardship of living at 50degreeC below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring. "Empire Antarctica" is the story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Combining an evocative narrative with a sublime sensitivity to the natural world, this is travel writing at its very best.
    Price £7.00
    Keywords qpolarq, arctic, polarbook, polar, S1-Ant
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