An outcast gay Mormon travels from his Washington, DC, home to Antarctica--by bus
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Summary
An outcast gay Mormon travels from his Washington, DC, home to Antarctica--by bus
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Description
As an awkward gay kid—bullied, bored, and eventually ejected from the Mormon Church—Andrew Evans escaped into the glossy pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world atlas. The Black Penguin chronicles his journey riding public transportation toward his ultimate goal: Antarctica. Part memoir, part travel tale, and part love story, with each new mile comes laughter, pain, unexpected friendships, true weirdness, and hair-raising moments that eventually lead to a singular discovery on a remote beach at the bottom of the world.
Critic Reviews
“"The fascination of The Black Penguin lies in the difficulties Evans has undertaken by choosing to travel only by bus all the way 12,000 miles through the Southern USA, Central America and South America. . . . The long bus ride also provides the”
The exterior and interior landscapes are meticulously described, moving, and often totally unexpected. Compulsive reading."" - Tim Cahill, author of A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg
About the Author
Andrew Evans has completed more than thirty assignments for National Geographic, reporting from all seven continents. He is the author of the Bradt travel guides Iceland and Ukraine and lives in Washington, DC.
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