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Chapter
1 |
Iceman
of the Alps
The discovery of the glacier
corpse that came to be known as Ötzi
the Iceman
1 map and 10 photos, including
photos of the discovery site and the Iceman's fatal wounds |
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Chapter
2 |
Grinding,
Gliding Glaciers
The search for an explanation: if
glaciers pulverize most of the people who die in them, why did Ötzi
remain whole after 5300 years?
1 map and 11
photos/illustrations, including views of key glacier features
and a close up look at the soldier from the Theodul Glacier and
the dairy maid from the Porchabella Glacier |
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Chapter
3 |
Dragons in
the Ice
The story behind Europe's alpine
glaciers and how they were considered the work of the devil
until scientists began to study them, sometimes with tragic
consequences
1 map and 11
photos/illustrations, including the first ascent of Mont Blanc,
Europe's highest mountain |
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Chapter
4 |
Frozen
Children of the Andes
The melting glaciers of the Andes
have revealed the frozen bodies of Incan children, sacrificed to
appease their gods
1 map and 10 photos, including
rare images of the discovery of Juanita the Ice Maiden and the
Llullaillaco children |
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Chapter
5 |
The Mystery
of Mallory
The tragic story of George
Mallory to be the first man to reach the top of glacier-covered
Mount Everest: did he succeed or not? The discovery of his body
near the summit some 75 years after his attempt provided some
answers to the puzzle.
1 map and 10
photos/illustrations |
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Chapter
6 |
Another Man
from a Glacier
The most dramatic glacier
discovery in North America was the body of a man now called
Kwäday Dan Ts’ìnchí who was found along the melting edge of
a Canadian glacier
1 map and 7 photos, including
the location where Kwäday Dan Ts’ìnchí was discovered |
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Chapter
7 |
Saving the
Past
The dilemma of melting glaciers: archaeologists
are discovering more information about the past...but the future
of glaciers--and the planet--may be in peril
1 map and 6 photos |
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Acknowledgments,
Bibliography, Credits, Index
An appendix of
glaciers to visit and suggested websites for further study is
included |
