| Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica Contributor(s): Johnson, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0922915997 ISBN-13: 9780922915996 Publisher: Feral House OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: "Big Dead Place" examines daily life in Antarctica, with a look at early explorers, the local history of the region's two largest U.S. bases, and the internal culture of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Working for that program, self-proclaimed "smirking lackey" Nicholas Johnson quickly finds a world far from his preconceived vision of a pristine frontier and a noble scientific mission. Photos, some in color. Illustrations & maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Polar Regions |
| Dewey: 507.209 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.04" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 259 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Johnson's savagely funny book] is a grunt's-eye view of fear and loathing, arrogance and insanity in a dysfunctional, dystopian closed community. It's like M*A*S*H on ice, a bleak, black comedy."--The Times of London |