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The Two-Headed Whale

- Life and Loss in the Deepest Oceans
Af: Sandy Winterbottom Engelsk Hardback

The Two-Headed Whale

- Life and Loss in the Deepest Oceans
Af: Sandy Winterbottom Engelsk Hardback
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Shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year AwardIn 2016, Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship voyage from Uruguay to Antarctica. At the mid-way stop in South Georgia, her pristine image of the Antarctic was shattered when she discovered the dark legacy of twentieth century industrial-scale whaling. Enraged by what she found, she was quick to blame the men who undertook this wholescale slaughter, but then she stumbled upon the grave of an eighteen-year-old whaler from Edinburgh who she could not allow to bear the brunt of blame. There are two sides to every story.The Two-Headed Whale vividly brings to life the spectacular scenery and wildlife of the vast Southern Oceans, set alongside the true-life story of Anthony Ford, the boy in the grave, as he sailed the same seas and toiled in an industry where profits outranked human life. In this compelling account, Sandy challenges our preconceptions of the Antarctic, weaving in themes of colonialism, capitalism and its link to both environmental and human exploitation. Drawing together threads of nature and travel writing with an unflinching narrative of life onboard a whaling factory ship and the legacy it left behind, The Two-Headed Whale leaves us questioning our troubled relationship with the extraordinary abundance of this planet.
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Shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year AwardIn 2016, Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship voyage from Uruguay to Antarctica. At the mid-way stop in South Georgia, her pristine image of the Antarctic was shattered when she discovered the dark legacy of twentieth century industrial-scale whaling. Enraged by what she found, she was quick to blame the men who undertook this wholescale slaughter, but then she stumbled upon the grave of an eighteen-year-old whaler from Edinburgh who she could not allow to bear the brunt of blame. There are two sides to every story.The Two-Headed Whale vividly brings to life the spectacular scenery and wildlife of the vast Southern Oceans, set alongside the true-life story of Anthony Ford, the boy in the grave, as he sailed the same seas and toiled in an industry where profits outranked human life. In this compelling account, Sandy challenges our preconceptions of the Antarctic, weaving in themes of colonialism, capitalism and its link to both environmental and human exploitation. Drawing together threads of nature and travel writing with an unflinching narrative of life onboard a whaling factory ship and the legacy it left behind, The Two-Headed Whale leaves us questioning our troubled relationship with the extraordinary abundance of this planet.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9781780277981
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1780277989
Kategori: Antarctica
Udg. Dato: 6 okt 2022
Længde: 30mm
Bredde: 223mm
Højde: 144mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 6 okt 2022
Forfatter(e): Sandy Winterbottom
Forfatter(e) Sandy Winterbottom

Kategori Antarctica

ISBN-13 9781780277981

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 256

Udgave

Længde 30mm

Bredde 223mm

Højde 144mm

Udg. Dato 6 okt 2022

Oplagsdato 6 okt 2022

Forlag Birlinn General

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