A polar affair : Antarctica's forgotten hero and the secret love lives of penguins / Lloyd Spencer Davis.
| Author/creator | Davis, Lloyd Spencer, 1954- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Pegusus Books cloth edition. |
| Publication | New York : Pegasus Books, [2019] |
| Description | ix, 358 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The lure of Antarctica -- All roads lead to Cape Adare -- Cape Adare -- After Cape Adare -- After Antarctica. |
| Abstract | George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott's tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were quickly suppressed and seemingly lost to history. A century later, Lloyd Spencer Davis rediscovers Levick and his findings during the course of his own scientific adventures in Antarctica. Levick's long-suppressed manuscript reveals not only an incredible survival story, but one that will change our understanding of an entire species. -- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781643131252 |
| ISBN | 1643131257 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | G860 .D38 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |