How has the idea of the South come to exert such a powerful hold over our imagination? From the beaches of Southern Europe to the Great White South of the Antarctic; from South America to the South Pacific, South explores this most diverse and captivating of regions. The South has long since cast it...

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1. Verfasser:	Coverley, Merlin (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Harpenden, [Hertfordshire] Oldcastle Books 2018
Ausgabe:	Revised edition
Schlagworte:	Reise Entdeckungsreise Süden Explorers / Biography Travel / Anecdotes Discoveries in geography / History Geographical perception Discoveries in geography Explorers Travel Anecdotes Biography History
Zusammenfassung:	How has the idea of the South come to exert such a powerful hold over our imagination? From the beaches of Southern Europe to the Great White South of the Antarctic; from South America to the South Pacific, South explores this most diverse and captivating of regions. The South has long since cast its spell on writers and artists, from Goethe and Poe, to Gauguin, Lawrence and Kerouac; while landscapes of ice and snow, sand and sea, have lured explorers southwards for centuries, often with fatal consequences. This book will follow in the footsteps of Cook, Scott, John Muir and others as they recount their journeys
Beschreibung:	256 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9780857301390 9781843447252