Canadian Geographic Reviews Lines in the Ice

Canadian Geographic senior editor Harry Wilson, ran a wonderful review recently for Philip J. Hatfield’s new book Lines in the Ice: Exploring the Roof of the World.

For the full review as well as to see images and an excerpt from the book be sure to visit the Canadian Geographic website.

Below is an excerpt taken from Harry Wilson’s review:

Map curator examines the history of Arctic exploration

In his sumptuously illustrated Lines in the Ice: Exploring the Roof of the World, Philip J. Hatfield assesses the impact of polar exploration on a region that continues to fascinate

By Harry Wilson

October 27, 2016

A lot of books cross my desk here at Canadian Geographic, their publishers posting copies in hopes of a review, an extract, a tweet — anything, really, to garner some attention for the work and its author.

Some of these books make sense for us to write about because they cover topics our readers care about — wildlife, exploration and photography, for instance.

Some of these books are also very good and, after we’ve written about them, end up in our reference library, where they’re occassionally plucked from the shelf in the aid of story research.

But the most impressive of book I’ve seen so far this year is one that, had it not been sent to me, I would covet. In fact, I’ll readily admit to wanting to spirit home the copy of Lines in the Ice: Exploring the Roof of the World that I received earlier this month, about two weeks after it quietly became available in Canada. I still just might. Read more >

Read the full review on the Canadian Geographic website.