num_pages: 336
description: THE CRYSTAL DESERT: SUMMERS IN ANTARCTICA is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David G. Campbell chronicles the desperately short summers on the Antarctic Peninsula. He presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution of life in Antarctica and also of the evolution of the continent itself.
language: English
title: The Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica
titlecomplete: The Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica
genres: History, Science, Animals, Nature, Travel, Nonfiction, Natural History, Environment
ratings_count: 146
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: John Burroughs Medal, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Writers
publisher: Mariner Books