Terra Incognita: Travels in AntarcticaJ. Cape, 1996 - Всего страниц: 306 Sara Wheeler was the first woman selected by the American government to be the Writer in Residence at the US South Pole Station. She spent six weeks at the pole. In this book she reveals how people live on the bases and how the landscape affects them. |
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... human endeavour , triumphing over the forces of nature , Hosanna ! Together [ with Wild ] they make the symbol of those lofty sentiments of Love for the Truth , of one's Country , of Science , and of Humanity , which bears Man- kind ...
... human endeavour , triumphing over the forces of nature , Hosanna ! Together [ with Wild ] they make the symbol of those lofty sentiments of Love for the Truth , of one's Country , of Science , and of Humanity , which bears Man- kind ...
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... human con- dition . In front of me I saw the world stripped of its clutter : there were no honking horns , no overflowing litter bins , no gas bills - there was no sign of human intervention at all . You might ask why I didn't go to the ...
... human con- dition . In front of me I saw the world stripped of its clutter : there were no honking horns , no overflowing litter bins , no gas bills - there was no sign of human intervention at all . You might ask why I didn't go to the ...
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... human spirit . He was a formal , aloof man , but his frailties were very human . He fell in love with Scott's wife , and of course he had wanted the South Pole for himself . But Nansen was drawn into other areas , becoming Norway's ...
... human spirit . He was a formal , aloof man , but his frailties were very human . He fell in love with Scott's wife , and of course he had wanted the South Pole for himself . But Nansen was drawn into other areas , becoming Norway's ...
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