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In the summer of 2008 Billy Connolly set sail on a 10-week journey from ocean to ocean: from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by way of the Northwest Passage—a fabled route deep within the Arctic Circle that has thwarted explorers and fortune-hunters for centuries. For Cook, Drake, and countless other adventurers, the Northwest Passage has been an alluring but impossible journey, a trial of unparalleled physical and mental strength, a haunting and fascinating wilderness. Now the Arctic is melting at a rate of 36,000 square miles a year and the journey is finally possible. For the first time, if you're quick, you can sail freely, if precariously, from Newfoundland right round to Vancouver. By plane, rail, road. and boat, along coastlines and across sweeping landscapes that represent the final Northern frontier of the inhabited world for both man and beast, Billy's adventure will embrace a memorable mix of bizarre encounters, Hemingway-esque characters, incredible wildlife, forgotten languages, big game hunting, and all night carousing under the midnight sun. And he's taking us with him.
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Billy Connolly is a comedian, musician, presenter and actor -- and 'citizen of the world'
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Billy is a JOY to behold!, May 11 2010
By K. Brady "Liverpool Lad" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World (Hardcover)
Saw the 5-part DVD special on PBS. It was incredible, so I had to buy the book as well. It is a great companion piece to the show. I also wanted my own copy of the DVD, but so far I have been unable to find a copy (Region 1) that will work in the USA. But I will keep on trying.
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