| Barren Lands: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North America Arctic Contributor(s): Krajick, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1504029259 ISBN-13: 9781504029254 Publisher: Open Road Distribution OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - History | North American - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6" W x 9" (1.48 lbs) 460 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 2001, Barren Lands is the classic true story of the men who sought-and found-a great diamond mine on the last frontier of the far north. From a bloody 18th-century trek across the Canadian tundra to the daunting natural forces facing protagonists Chuck Fipke and Stewart Blusson as they struggle against the mighty DeBeers cartel, this is the definitive account of one of the world's great mineral discoveries. Combining geology, science history, raw nature, and high intrigue, it is also a tale of supreme adventure, taking the reader into a magical-and now fast-vanishing-wild landscape. Now in a newly revised and updated edition. |