Portrait of an Arctic Summer
This book is an introduction to the natural history, ecology and geography of the Svalbard archipelago in the High Arctic. Over 90 full colour photographs are fully captioned. The text relates personal experiences from over 20 years of expeditions in Spitsbergen.
There are 56 pages in the book, which is paperback with a laminated cover. It is an ideal companion for cruise passengers and expeditioners and is available direct from the publishers for £12 sterling, including post and packing. Payment by UK cheque, direct credit transfer, international money order or bank draft in sterling drawn on any UK bank.
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"This is a gem! I particularly liked the stories laced in amongst the text and, of course, the photographs are superb" Peter Harrison, author of the birders' bible, "Seabirds: An Identification Guide".
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James Fenton studied botany at Durham University. He then joined the British Antarctic Survey as an ecologist and spent two years in the Antarctic, also enabling him to gain a PhD from the University of London. He now works as The Ecologist for The National Trust for Scotland. He has led many ski-touring expeditions to Svalbard and also lectures regularly on cruise ships around Britain, Scandinavia and the Arctic.
Sue Wrenn Fenton read physical geography at Cambridge University. Bitten by the polar bug as a result of an all-girls expedition to Greenland, she worked at the University of Alaska before becoming Head of Geography at Gordonstoun School in Scotland. She met James on a Brathay skiing expedition to Svalbard and has lectured on study cruises to Franz Josef Land, Svalbard and around Britain. She is a past President of the Scottish Arctic Club
footprints of Abernyte and Inverasdale
Balfour Cottage, Abernyte, Perthshire PH14 9ST SCOTLAND
18 December 1997: revised 15 September 1998
