The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica - Hardcover

Pyne, Stephen J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877451524 ISBN 13: 9780877451525

Publisher: Univ of Iowa Pr, 1986

Synopsis

Discusses icebergs, ice packs, ice sheets, glaciers, and polar ice domes, and looks at the history of Antarctic exploration

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Review:

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page . . . Mr. Pyne dizzies the mind yet conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast." - The New York Times Book Review ." . . an impressive work, one enhanced by a beautiful cover photograph and a selection of quotes by writers and explorers, including Tennyson, Poe, Byrd, and Cook." - Canadian Book Review Annual

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page . . . Mr. Pyne dizzies the mind yet conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast."
- The New York Times Book Review

." . . an impressive work, one enhanced by a beautiful cover photograph and a selection of quotes by writers and explorers, including Tennyson, Poe, Byrd, and Cook."
- Canadian Book Review Annual

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page . . . Mr. Pyne dizzies the mind yet conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast."
- The New York Times Book Review

." . . an impressive work, one enhanced by a beautiful cover photograph and a selection of quotes by writers and explorers, including Tennyson, Poe, Byrd, and Cook."
- Canadian Book Review Annual

Review:

Stephen Pyne long ago realized that life is but a special case of the more general chemistry of carbon and exygen that are constantly setting earth aflame. The frozen waste of Antarctica is thus a glimpse at the future that awaits us at the end of all time, when life and fire finally cease.

(William Cronon)

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Iowa Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0877451524
• ISBN 13: 9780877451525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1