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Avast subgenre oftravel books exists about the polar regions, but [Leslie Carol Roberts] carves out a comfortable niche of her own with this elegantly crafted combination of historiography, natural science, and memoir. Having visited Antarctica herself, she blends personal experiences with those of others who explored die continent in the past.
The Entire Earth and Sky: Views on Antartica. By Leslie Carol Roberts. Oct. 2008. 256p. Univ. of Nebraska, $24.95 (9780803216174). 919.8.
Avast subgenre oftravel books exists about the polar regions, but Roberts carves out a comfortable niche of her own with this elegantly crafted combination of historiography, natural science, and memoir. Having visited Antarctica herself, she blends personal experiences with those of others who explored die continent in the past. Special attention is given to Frank Worsley, the navigator who saved Shackleton and his crew, as Roberts runs down old legends and new and takes readers on a modern tour of Lyttelton, New Zealand, the jumping-o if point for many Soudi Pole explorers and a town that celebrates its past and present association with the ice. Describing herself as an "Antarctican who made sense of place with words," Roberts shows a poet's attention to detail in her descriptions of the men who worked the soudiern seas but have been eclipsed by their famous leaders. Roberts tells many forgotten stories of Antarctica in an engaging title that will appeal to anyone with an interest in cold places, travel adventures, and overlooked history. - Colleen Mondor
Copyright Booklist Publications Sep 15, 2008