On Thin Ice: Breakdowns, Whiteouts, and Survival on the World's Deadliest Roads

Author: Michael Lent Hugh Rowland
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Category: Autobiography: General, Biography: Business & Industry, Memoirs, History Of The Americas, History Of Other Lands, Transport Industries, Buses, Trams & Commercial
Book Format: Paperback

Every year a fleet of men travel to the Arctic Circle, a region heavily endowed with natural resources. Locating the abundance of natural gas, conflict-free diamonds and gold is relatively easy - but extracting and transporting these goods is another matter entirely. The truckers picked to deliver these precious commodities spend two months travelling hundreds of miles on a naturally formed road of ice. It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.For more than 20 years, Hugh Rowland has survived the ice roads like no other. Known by the ice road trucking community as The Polar Bear, Rowland has performed amazing feats and survived spectacular wrecks to become the undisputed king of the ice road truckers.ON THIN ICE traces the history of ice road trucking, the preparation for the trek and follows Rowland through his nine week journey across the infamous Ice Road. From the first snowstorm to the final thaw, this adrenalin-filled book follows his journey to the edge of endurance and back.

About Hugh Rowland
Hugh Rowland is a trucker with over 30 years experience. He runs a successful excavation business in British Columbia. He has been married for 25 years to his childhood sweetheart Dianne and has three daughters and two grand children.

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SKU BK-9781409120742
Barcode # 9781409120742
Brand Orion Publishing Co
Artist / Author Michael Lent Hugh Rowland
Shipping Weight 0.2900kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.230m
Assembled Length 23.400m
Assembled Height 2.100m
Assembled Width 15.400m
Type Paperback

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