Antarctic Comrades
| Author | : Gilbert Dewart |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015016963244 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Antarctic Comrades by : Gilbert Dewart
Download or read book Antarctic Comrades written by Gilbert Dewart and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antarctic Comrades chronicles an American scientist's adventure with a Soviet research team in 1960. This book is Gilbert Dewart's description of the work accomplished at the Mirnyy research station and of a four-month summertime trek inland to Vostok, another Soviet station in the coldest part of Antarctica. It illuminates an event during the Eisenhower/Kennedy/Khrushchev era, an early attempt at glasnost, and the evolution of the international scientific community.
