In Sacred Sea --the first major journalistic examination of Baikal in English--veteran environmental writer Peter Thomson and his younger brother undertake a pilgrimage, journeying 25,000 miles by land and sea to reach this extraordinary lake. At Baikal they find a place of sublime beauty, deep history, and immense natural power. But they also find ominous signs that this perfect eco-system--containing one-fifth of earth's fresh water--could yet succumb to the powerful forces of human hubris, carelessness, and ignorance ...
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In Sacred Sea --the first major journalistic examination of Baikal in English--veteran environmental writer Peter Thomson and his younger brother undertake a pilgrimage, journeying 25,000 miles by land and sea to reach this extraordinary lake. At Baikal they find a place of sublime beauty, deep history, and immense natural power. But they also find ominous signs that this perfect eco-system--containing one-fifth of earth's fresh water--could yet succumb to the powerful forces of human hubris, carelessness, and ignorance.
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Add this copy of Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal to cart. $107.76, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2007 by Oxford University Press.
