Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke & the Great Diamond Hunt - Couverture souple

Frolick, Vernon

 
9780888397157: Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke & the Great Diamond Hunt

Synopsis

True Story of Charles Fipke, the mining exploration geologist who discovered diamonds in Canada. Fire Into Ice follows Charles Fipke in his exotic travels through the fast-paced, cutthroat world of mineral exploration - from the jungles of New Guinea to the savannas of South Africa to the rain-forests of the Amazon to the Arctic tundra. This amazing true story culminates in Fipke's staking of the Etaki diamond claim in Canada's Northwest Territories.

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À propos de l'auteur

Vernon Frolick was born in 1950 in Toronto and attended the universities of Toronto and Windsor, graduation with a Bachelor of Law degree in 1974. He commenced his practice of law in Kenora as an Assistant Crown Attorney and later worked as a defense lawyer in Toronto. Since 1982, when he moved to Terrace, BC he has worked continuously as a prosecutor.

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9781551923345: Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke & the Great Diamond Hunt

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1551923343 ISBN 13 :  9781551923345
Editeur : Raincoast Books, 2023
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