Cold : adventures in the world's frozen places / Bill Streever.
Cold : adventures in the world's frozen places / Bill Streever.
By
:
Streever, Bill.
Publication Date
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2009-2010
Publication Information
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New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Co.,
Edition
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1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Physical Description
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291, 10 p. : ill., maps.
Geographic Term
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Arctic regions -- Description and travel.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
:
From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to The Year Without Summer, Bill Streever journeys through history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold -- real, icy, 40-below cold. In July he finds it while taking a dip in a 35-degree Arctic swimming hole; in September while excavating our planet's ancient and not so ancient ice ages; and in October while exploring hibernation habits in animals, from humans to wood frogs to bears.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780316042925
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