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A legend, a land once seen and then lost forever, Thule was a place beyond the edge of the maps, a mystery for thousands of years. And to the Nazis, Thule was an icy Eden, birthplace of Nordic "purity." In this exquisitely written narrative, Joanna Kavenna wanders in search of Thule, to Shetland, Iceland, Norway, Estonia, Greenland, and Svalbard, unearthing the philosophers, poets, and explorers who claimed Thule for themselves, from Richard Francis Burton to Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Marked by breathtaking snowscapes, haunting literature, and the cold specter of past tragedies, this is a wondrous blend of travel writing and detective work that is impossible to set down. RVIEW: Thule, real or not, is ripe and beguiling material for a literary and geographic adventurer, and Kavenna is formidable on both fronts...Highly cerebral, erudite, refreshing. (The New York Times Book Review)
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Biography & Autobiography, Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Germanic Mythology, History, Mythology, Nonfiction, Thule-Gesellschaft, Travel, Mythology, germanic, Arctic regions, discovery and explorationPeople
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Arctic regions, Greenland, Northern EuropeShowing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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The Ice Museum
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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1436272033 9781436272032
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The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule
January 30, 2007, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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014303846X 9780143038467
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The ice museum: to Shetland, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Estonia, Greenland, and Svalbard in search of the Lost Land of Thule
2007, Penguin Books
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Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule
2006, Penguin Books, Limited
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014101198X 9780141011981
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The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule
February 2, 2006, Viking Adult, Viking
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0670034738 9780670034734
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The ice museum: in search of the lost land of Thule
2005, Viking
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0670913952 9780670913954
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