Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth
Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth
There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet. Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. These are landscapes that speak of deep time, whose scale can knock us down to size. Their untamed nature is part of their beauty and such places have long drawn the adventurous, the spiritual and the artistic.
Author : Dan Richards
Edition : Hardback / Paperback, Canongate, 336 pages
ISBN : 9781786891556 / 9781786891570
Published : 4th April 2019 / 2nd April 2020
Weight: 473 / 226g
Dimensions: 220 x 144 x 31 mm / 198 x 129 x 20mm
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