The quickening : creation and community at the ends of the Earth
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
397 pages ; 23 cm
Status
Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"An astonishing, vital book about Antarctica, climate change, and motherhood from the author of Rising, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction"
In 2019, fifty-seven scientists and crew set out onboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer. Their destination: Thwaites Glacier. Their goal: to learn as much as possible about this mysterious place, never before visited by humans, and believed to be both rapidly deteriorating and capable of making a catastrophic impact on global sea-level rise.
In The Quickening, Elizabeth Rush documents their voyage, offering the sublime—seeing an iceberg for the first time; the staggering waves of the Drake Passage; the torqued, unfamiliar contours of Thwaites—alongside the workaday moments of this groundbreaking expedition. A ping-pong tournament at sea. Long hours in the lab. All the effort that goes into caring for and protecting human life in a place that is inhospitable to it. Along the way, she takes readers on a personal journey around a more intimate question: What does it mean to bring a child into the world at this time of radical change?
What emerges is a new kind of Antarctica story, one preoccupied not with flag planting but with the collective and challenging work of imagining a better future. With understanding the language of a continent where humans have only been present for two centuries. With the contributions and concerns of women, who were largely excluded from voyages until the last few decades, and of crew members of color, whose labor has often gone unrecognized.The Quickening teems with their voices—with the colorful stories and personalities of Rush’s shipmates—in a thrilling chorus.
Urgent and brave, absorbing and vulnerable, The Quickeningis another essential book from Elizabeth Rush.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rush, E. A. (2023). The quickening: creation and community at the ends of the Earth (First edition.). Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rush, Elizabeth A.. 2023. The Quickening: Creation and Community At the Ends of the Earth. Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rush, Elizabeth A.. The Quickening: Creation and Community At the Ends of the Earth Milkweed Editions, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rush, Elizabeth A.. The Quickening: Creation and Community At the Ends of the Earth First edition., Milkweed Editions, 2023.
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