Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica

Author:   John Long ,  Tim Bowden ,  Joseph Henry Press ,  National Academy of Sciences
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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9780309070775


Pages:   269
Publication Date:   01 February 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica


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This work is the first-person account of John Long's two unforgettable summers on the southern continent. Told in a highly accessible and entertaining style, Mountains of Madness is the account of his three-month long fossil hunt. As the story unfolds, we learn of both the highs of scientific discovery as well as the grueling yet essential routines that must be practiced every day just to stay alive in one of the harshest environments on our planet. Alternating with the author's wonder at the intense beauty of his surroundings are his immense frustration and boredom that stem from being completely at the mercy of the elements. Throughout the course of the expedition, danger is never far off in this inhospitable land. Despite having been trained in the art of building snow caves and practiced in the skill of traversing glaciers, Long tells of two brushes with death in just one afternoon. The hair-raising escape from a deep crevasse is fraught with tension-only to be followed by yet another encounter with sudden disaster when the crash of an avalanche buries Long deep in the snow.

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Author:   John Long ,  Tim Bowden ,  Joseph Henry Press ,  National Academy of Sciences
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   Joseph Henry Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780309070775


ISBN 10:   0309070775
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   01 February 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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