Author : David G. Campbell
Release : 2002
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 216/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Crystal Desert by : David G. Campbell
Download or read book The Crystal Desert written by David G. Campbell. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE CRYSTAL DESERT: SUMMERS IN ANTARCTICA is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David G. Campbell chronicles the desperately short summers on the Antarctic Peninsula. He presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution of life in Antarctica and also of the evolution of the continent itself.