| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 572 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Looking for a ship. Mamaroneck ; To go/to see ; Remember ; Talismans -- Cape Foulweather. Coast of Oregon ; Eastern shore of the North Pacific Ocean ; Western North America -- Skraeling Island. Mouth of Alexandra Fjord ; East coast of Ellesmere Island ; Nunavut ; Canada -- Puerto Ayora. Isla Santa Cruz ; Archipiélago de Colón ; Eastern Equatorial Pacific -- Jackal Camp. Turkwel River basin ; Western Lake Turkana Uplands ; Eastern Equatorial Africa -- Post Arthur to Botany Bay. State of Tasmania ; Northern Shore of the Southern Ocean ; Southeastern Australia ; State of New South Wales ; Western Shore of the South Pacific -- Graves Nunataks to Port Famine Road. Queen Maud mountains ; Central Transantarctic Mountains ; Northern edge of the Polar Plateau ; Antarctica ; Brunswick Peninsula ; Shore of the Strait of Magellan ; Southern Chile |
| Summary |
Recounts the author's travels to six regions of the world and the extraordinary encounters with people, animals, and natural elements that shaped his life. |
| Subject |
Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1945-2020 -- Travel.
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| Subject(S) |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Travel -- Social aspects.
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Travel writing.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780394585826 (hardcover) |
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