Research Blog Antarctica #31
September 4, 2006
Non-fiction: Lynne Cox: Swimming to Antarctica (2004, Harcourt)
A professional autobiography of the long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox, this is really a quite engaging book about swimming in various, increasingly inhospitable environments. The connection to Antarctica is only a part of the book. She swims to the continent from a mile offshore, and spends over 20 minutes [...]