Outpost

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ISBN9781786891570
AuthorsDan Richards
PublisherCanongate Books
FormatPaperback
Number of pages336
Weight (kg)0.228
Publishing Date02/04/2020
Price (excl. tax)€14.15
Tax€0.85
Price (incl. tax)€15.00
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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?