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Outpost

by Dan Richards

2020-07-07 20:14:25

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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 Sco... Read more
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? Less

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Publication date April 4, 2019
Languageeng
ISBN9781786891563
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Dan Richards
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Daniel Richards, PhD, is a professor of economics at Tufts University. He received his PhD from Yale University. Manzur Rashid, PhD, has taught economics at University College London and Cambridge Uni...

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