On Thin Ice, 9781409120742
Paperback
From floating ice to snowstorms - meet the adrenalin junkie and death-defying star of the History Channel and Five USA’s hit show ICE ROAD TRUCKERS.

On Thin Ice

breakdowns, whiteouts, and survival on the world's deadliest roads

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    12 September 2011

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Summary

Every year a fleet of men travel to the Arctic Circle, a region heavily endowed with natural resources. Locating the abundance of natural gas, conflict-free diamonds and gold is relatively easy - but extracting and transporting these goods is another matter entirely. The truckers picked to deliver these precious commodities spend two months travelling hundreds of miles on a naturally formed road of ice. It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

For more than 20 years, Hu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409120742
ISBN-10:1409120740
Author:Hugh Rowland, Michael Lent
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:12 September 2011
Weight:358g
Dimensions:234mm x 154mm x 21mm
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Critics Review

‘Covers all the excitement and breathtaking perilousness of the series together with the camaraderie and competitive spirit of the truckers’

Covers all the excitement and breathtaking perilousness of the series together with the camaraderie and competitive spirit of the truckers * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

About The Author

Hugh Rowland

Hugh Rowland is a trucker with over 30 years experience. He runs a successful excavation business in British Columbia, Canada and is the leading president of the Ice Road Trucker Foundation. He has been married for 25 years to his childhood sweetheart Dianne and has three daughters and two grandchildren.

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