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Antarctica: a biography
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David Day (Goodreads Author)
Since the first British, American, and Russian ships sighted the Antarctic coastline in 1820, the frozen continent has captured the world's imagination. David Day's biography of Antarctica describes in fascinating detail every aspect of this vast land's history: the exploration, scientific investigation, and geopolitics of the continent, stretching over more than two centu...more
Hardcover, First, 624 pages
Published
August 2012
by Knopf
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Took me 5 weeks to read this, partly the thickness ( too physically big to read in the bath) but also the breadth of the history and politics of Antarctica. I learnt a lot. But I also felt a little disillusioned by the trade motivations of greed rather than adventure by many of the countries involved. Sounded like academic fund-chasing to outfit expeditions. No different today.
David Day's writing is very well researched. And when as a reader you're not sure if you can handle more facts, he puts...more
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Rather slower than I thought it would be: I think the author was rather obsessed with colonising and decolonising!
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David Day (b. 14 October 1947 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian author of over forty books: poetry, natural history, ecology, mythology, fantasy, and children's literature. Internationally he is most notably known for his literary criticism on J. R. R. Tolkien and his works.
After finishing high school in Victoria, British Columbia, Day worked as a logger for five years on Vancouver Isla...more
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