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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... never existed , just as our national emblems , the lion and the uni- corn , never roamed the South Downs . All the same , there is much that is heroic about Scott . His expeditions still constitute landmarks in polar travel . As a man ...
... never existed , just as our national emblems , the lion and the uni- corn , never roamed the South Downs . All the same , there is much that is heroic about Scott . His expeditions still constitute landmarks in polar travel . As a man ...
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... never going to find peace of mind ( I would think at these times ) , I was never going to be usefully creative , and , like many people I knew or heard about , I would probably end up with a nervous breakdown . Just as you suck all the ...
... never going to find peace of mind ( I would think at these times ) , I was never going to be usefully creative , and , like many people I knew or heard about , I would probably end up with a nervous breakdown . Just as you suck all the ...
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... never drunk beer in the morning before , ' said John . George and I exchanged guilty glances . The squaddies were dispensing beer as if they might never see liquid again . Most of them were from RAF 20 Squadron , responsible for the ...
... never drunk beer in the morning before , ' said John . George and I exchanged guilty glances . The squaddies were dispensing beer as if they might never see liquid again . Most of them were from RAF 20 Squadron , responsible for the ...
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