The Black Penguin by Andrew Evans
An outcast gay Mormon travels from his Washington, DC, home to Antarctica—by bus.A devout young boy in rural Ohio, Andrew Evans had his life mapped for him: baptism, mission, Brigham Young University, temple marriage, and children of his own. But as an awkward gay kid, bullied and bored, he escaped into the glossy pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world atlas. The Black Penguin is Evans’s memoir, travel tale, and love story of his eventual journey to the farthest reaches of the map, a wild yet touching adventure across some of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth.
Ejected from church and shunned by his family as a young man, Evans embarks on an ambitious overland journey halfway across the world. Riding public transportation, he crosses swamps, deserts, mountains, and jungles, slowly approaching his lifelong dream and ultimate goal: Antarctica. With each new mile comes laughter, pain, unexpected friendship, true weirdness, unsettling realities, and some hair-raising moments that eventually lead to a singular discovery on a remote beach at the bottom of the world.
Evans’s 12,000-mile voyage becomes a soulful quest to balance faith, family, and self, reminding us that, in the end, our lives are defined by the roads we take, the places we touch, and those we hold nearest.
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Bryher "Development" and "Two Selves
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1001 Beds
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An Underground Life
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Widescreen Dreams
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Autobiography of My Hungers
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Treehab
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Body Blows
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Cleopatra's Wedding Present
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Surviving Madness
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Qtopia
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Taboo
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The Change
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Plain
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The Lonely Veteran's Guide to Companionship
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Sex Talks to Girls
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What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth
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Good Night, Beloved Comrade
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Given Up for You
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The Pox Lover
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In the Province of the Gods
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Self-Made Woman
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Lawfully Wedded Husband
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The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag
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TRAVELS in a GAY NATION
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Through the Door of Life
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The Last Deployment
“The exterior and interior landscapes are meticulously described, moving and often totally unexpectedCompulsive reading.”—Tim Cahill, author of A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg
“A traveler of boundless curiosity and compassion, Evans spins a globe-trotting tale of daring and discovery. His expedition proves that our inner and outward journeys can take us everywhere we need to go, from happiness at home to elation at the ends of the Earth.”—George W. Stone, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveler
“A traveler of boundless curiosity and compassion, Evans spins a globe-trotting tale of daring and discovery. His expedition proves that our inner and outward journeys can take us everywhere we need to go, from happiness at home to elation at the ends of the Earth.”—George W. Stone, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveler
Andrew Evans has completed more than thirty assignments for National Geographic, reporting from all seven continents. He is the author of the Bradt travel guides Iceland and Ukraine and lives in Washington, DC.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780299311407 |
| ISBN 10 | 0299311406 |
| Title | The Black Penguin |
| Author | Andrew Evans |
| Series | Living Out: Gay And Lesbian Autobiographies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Year published | 2017-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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