Last Places

Name: Last Places
Author: Lawrence Millman
ISBN: 9780395436158

by Lawrence Millman (1990)

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A classic of northern exploration and adventure, LAST PLACES is Lawrence Millman's marvelously told account of his journey along the ancient Viking sea routes that extend from Norway to Newfoundland. Traveling through landscapes of transcendent desolation, Millman wandered by way of the Shetland Islands, the Faeroes, Iceland, Greenland, and Labrador. His way was marked by surprising human encounters--with a convicted murderer in Reykjavik, an Inuit hermit in Greenland, an Icelandic guide who leads him to a place called Hell, and a Newfoundlander who warns him about the local variant of the Abominable Snowman. By turns earthy and lyrical, LAST PLACES is an ebullient celebration of the exotic North.

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreLast Places Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Travel & Adventure Voyages and travels Travel Voyages North atlantic region Modern Era

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