This book is far more interesting and satisfying than a casual glance might suggest." -Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist Readers interested in polar exploration, science history, earth sciences, or deep-time history should all take note. "Land of Wondrous Cold blew me away with its clever twin narrative. rival expeditions in relation to each other in vivid detail, bringing out the various personalities involved." - Paradigm Explorer "Gripping and informative to the last page." -Dr Alyson Hitch, Bay Magazine " superb account." -Nick Smith, Engineering & Technology "In a book that is both science and adventure story, Land of Wondrous Cold weaves together the human and natural history of the Antarctic by connecting early Victorian explorers and their discoveries with ancient and modern geological findings." -Midge Raymond, EcoLit Books "A masterful means of emplacing Antarctica – and the history of science – in deep time: an urgent concern in our moment of climate crisis." -Alexis Rider, Polar Journal Moreover, the vulnerability of those early explorers, with their wooden ships and primitive equipment, reminds Wood of our collective vulnerability today to planetary systems shifting under the pressure of climate change." -Marissa Grunes, Boston Review "Wood’s approach links exploration and scientific study, showing how researchers have followed in the footsteps-sometimes literally-of trailblazing Antarctic adventurers. Outstanding history accompanied by outstanding popular science." - Kirkus, starred review This fascinating account describes their members’ heroism and often disastrous experiences without ignoring the significant discoveries that followed. "Three nations sent expeditions to the Antarctic in the late 1830s and early 1840s. approaches Antarctica with refreshing breeziness." -Fergus Fleming, Literary Review "Like Antarctica itself: dynamic and unexpected, but always fascinating." -Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine "Gripping and informative to the last page." -Nick Smith, The Explorers Journal "Evocative and vivid." -Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald A short history of ice Book Club Discussion Questions An original, multifaceted portrait of the polar continent emerges, illuminating our profound connection to Antarctica in its past, present, and future incarnations.Ī deep-time history of monumental scale, Land of Wondrous Cold brings the remotest of worlds within close reach-an Antarctica vital to both planetary history and human fortunes. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of its Victorian forerunners, Gillen D’Arcy Wood describes Antarctica’s role in a planetary drama of plate tectonics, climate change, and species evolution stretching back more than thirty million years. Today, the white continent poses new challenges, as scientists race to uncover Earth’s climate history, which is recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens to inundate coastal cities worldwide. These intrepid Victorian explorers-James Ross, Dumont D’Urville, and Charles Wilkes-laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica’s glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Troubador said, with conviction.Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. This is the most unbelievable discovery in human history,” Dr. There’s still red meat on the thing, and there’s just no question we can easily clone a dinosaur. “It must have been flash frozen in a perfectly dry environment for sixty-five million years. Until now, scientists did not believe such a large quantity of flesh could be preserved for this long without being mostly replaced by minerals through the process of fossilization. An Argentine expeditionary force, led by General Francisco Acevedo, found the mummified remains of what has been dubbed the Argentinosauros, a one hundred foot long herbivorous sauropod dinosaur. Troubador, it’s revealed part of the preserved body of one of the largest animals to ever walk the earth. A mummified Argentinosaurus has been found under the melting Antarctic ice.ĪNTARCTICA - Summer ice melts in Antarctica have revealed land that has been covered since the time of the dinosaurs, and according to Paleontologist Dr.
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