Reef: a Passionate History: the Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change

Name: Reef: a Passionate History: the Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change
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ISBN: 9780374535346

ISBN-10: 0374535345

ISBN-13: 9780374535346

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Authors: Iain McCalman

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The Great Barrier Reef is the most spectacular marine environment on earth, a true wonder of the world. Yet the history of our encounters with it has long been elusive. In The Reef, the acclaimed historian and explorer Iain McCalman recounts in full the dramatic story of the reef and the people who have been captivated by it for two centuries. The Reef is a narrative told through the lives of twenty intrepid souls, from Captain James Cook and his voyage across a mysterious coral maze to the world's leading reef scientist, John "Charlie" Veron, whose personal mission is to rescue the reef from catastrophe. The extraordinary individuals in the book-not only explorers and scientists but…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 5/12/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English