The Magnetic North (Sara Wheeler)
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The Magnetic North
Sara Wheeler
ISBN 9780099516880
EDITION
Vintage, 2010
128 x 198 mm, Softcover
354pp
CONDITION
Dustjacket: N/A.
Cover: Very Good.
Inner: Very Good.
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Synopsis: The Magnetic North is an adroit combination of history, science and reflection in which Wheeler meditates on the role of the Arctic: fragmented lands which fed imaginations long before the scientists and oilmen showed up (not to mention desperado explorers who ate their own shoes).