Artic Dreams

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANELopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages. And, in crystalline prose, Lopez captures the magic of the Arctic - the essential mystery and beauty of a continent that has enchanted man's imagination and ambition for centuries.

About the author

Barry Lopez was the author of two collections of essays; several story collections; Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award; Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist, and Crow and Weasel, a novella-length fable. He contributed regularly to both American and foreign journals and travelled to more than 70 countries to conduct research. He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science Foundations and has been honoured by a number of institutions for his literary, humanitarian, and environmental work.

Summary

Lopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages.

Product details

• Authors: Barry Lopez, Lopez Barry
• Assisted by: Robert Macfarlane (Introduction)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.02.2014
• EAN: 9780099583455
• ISBN: 978-0-09-958345-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism, NATURE / General, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Arctic regions