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OverviewCold Latitudes is a memoir in essay form based on years of working in the Alaska Arctic and Antarctica. The author was privileged to see first-hand worlds that few will ever know, while participating in cutting-edge research at high latitudes. From solo voyages down the Yukon and part of the Northwest Passage, to working with humpback whales in the Southern Ocean, to chilling encounters with polar bears, Rosemary McGuire’s stories are told in spare, graceful prose. It is her friendships with local people, and with scientific researchers, that form the core of her experiences. Through these local contacts and traditional knowledge, she learns humility and a sense of wonder at the natural world, while at the same time coming to appreciate the gritty determination of the field researchers whose work she shares. Throughout, she examines human relationships with wilderness, and our growing effects on a fragile planet. And so, as she writes, “In the end, this is a love story for a threatened place.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rosemary McGuirePublisher: University of Alaska Press Imprint: University of Alaska Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9781602234376ISBN 10: 160223437 Pages: 110 Publication Date: 15 April 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsKongakut River, Easter Island, August 2008, July 2013 Rivers, Solitaire Herring, Norton Sound Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut On the Tiglax On the Pacific Ocean Salvadors at Seal River Summer of Light and Ice Catching Krill at Midnight, Palmer Deep Adélie/Gentoo Leopard Seals Wilhelmina Bay Guillemot of Cooper Island At the Eider Perch Nanuq, Utqiagvik The People of the Whale Spring Whaling Dinosaurs and Wind on the Colville RiverReviewsAuthor InformationRosemary McGuire works as a biological research assistant in the Arctic and Antarctica. She is the author of Rough Crossing and The Creatures at the Absolute Bottom of the Sea. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |