Outpost
A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth
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2019
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Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-78689-155-6 (ISBN)
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-78689-155-6 (ISBN)
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An exploration of the outposts set along the edges of civilisation and the impact that visiting these has on the human spirit, from the co-author of Holloway
There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet.
Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland's 'Houses of Joy' to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl's writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explores landscapes which have inspired writers, artists and musicians, and asks: why are we drawn to wilderness? What can we do to protect them? And what does the future hold for outposts on the edge?
There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet.
Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland's 'Houses of Joy' to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl's writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explores landscapes which have inspired writers, artists and musicians, and asks: why are we drawn to wilderness? What can we do to protect them? And what does the future hold for outposts on the edge?
Dan Richards is the co-author of Holloway (with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood), and the author of The Beechwood Airship Interviews, Climbing Days and Outpost. He has written for the Guardian, Economist, Caught by the River, Monocle and Quietus. Dan teaches creative non-fiction at the National Centre for Writing and Arvon Foundation. His next book, Overnight, is set to be published in 2023. @Dan_Zep
Erscheinungsdatum | 14.03.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | b/w illustrations throughout |
Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 144 x 220 mm |
Gewicht | 473 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte |
Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78689-155-7 / 1786891557 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78689-155-6 / 9781786891556 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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