Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth (Paperback)

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Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth (Paperback)

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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. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland's "Houses of Joy" to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl's writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explores landscapes which have inspired writers, artists, and musicians, and asks: why are we drawn to wilderness? What can we do to protect them? And what does the future hold for outposts on the edge?
Dan Richards is the co-author of Holloway (with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood), and the author of The Beechwood Airship Interviews and Climbing Days. He has written for the Guardian, Economist, Harper's Bazaar, Caught by the River, Monocle, and the Quietus. He is an RLF Fellow at Bristol University. @Dan_Zep
Product Details ISBN: 9781786891570
ISBN-10: 1786891573
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication Date: August 11th, 2020
Pages: 336
Language: English