Trial of Strength
Adventures and Misadventures on the Wild and Remote Subantarctic Islands
$35.62
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2018
Summary
The world’s subantarctic islands circle the lower part of the globe below New Zealand, Australia, Africa and South America in the ‘Roaring Forties’ and ‘Furious Fifties’ latitudes. They are filled with unique plants and wildlife, constantly buffeted by lashing rain and furious gales, and surrounded by a vast, powerful ocean. New Zealand and Australian subantarctic islands in particular have a rich and fascinating human history, from the early 19th-century explorers and sealers through to mode…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775593560 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775593568 |
| Author: | Shona Riddell |
| Publisher: | Exisle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Exisle Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 990g |
| Dimensions: | 268mm x 194mm x 20mm |
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The subantarctic islands circle the lower part of the globe, below New Zealand, Australia, Africa, and South America, between 47
“The subantarctic islands circle the lower part of the globe, below New Zealand, Australia, Africa, and South America, between 47° and 60° latitude south of the Equator. They are filled with unique plants and wildlife, constantly battered by lashing rain and furious gales, and have a rich and fascinating human history. Trial of Strength tells the compelling stories of these islands and will leave you with an appreciation for the tenacity of humanity and the forbidding forces of nature.” – Australian Wildlife Magazine
About The Author
Shona Riddell
Shona Riddell is the great-great granddaughter of Harriet Cripps, who was born to two British colonists on the remote Auckland Islands in 1851. In 2016, Shona sailed south to experience the wild sub-Antarctic climate for herself. She has lived in London and Berlin, got married in Las Vegas, and currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand, with her husband and two daughters.
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