Book
Empire Antarctica : ice, silence, and emperor penguins
Record details
- ISBN: 9781619021846 (hc.)
- ISBN: 1619021846 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9780701186890 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9780099565963 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
print
ix, 260 p. : col. ill. maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, [2013]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Chatto & Windus"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface : a glimpse from the ice -- Imagining Antarctica -- The axis of the Atlantic -- Of kings and emperors -- Antarctica at last! -- High days and holidays -- The hinge of the continent -- Waiting for winter -- Darkness and light -- Midwinter -- The third quarter -- The promise of life -- Gathering light -- Freedom of the ice -- Of endings and beginnings -- Afterword : the memory of Antarctica. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Francis, Gavin -- Travel -- Antarctica Antarctica -- Description and travel Natural history -- Antarctica Emperor penguin |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kaslo and District Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Kaslo and District Public Library | 919.89 FRA (Text) | 35134000364964 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
