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Outpost

Dan Richards

From Shelf: Natural History

An exploration of the outposts set along the edges of civilisation and their impact on the human spirit, from the co-author of Holloway

There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet. Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland's 'Houses of Joy' to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl's writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explores landscapes which have inspired writers, artists and musicians, and asks: why are we drawn to wilderness? What can we do to protect them? And what does the future hold for outposts on the edge?

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
336
Publisher:
Canongate Books
ISBN:
9781786891570
Published Date:
2/4/2020
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight:
226g
Category:
Travel writing

RRP: £10.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781786891570


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