THE SNOW BABY A TRUE STORY WITH TRUE PICTURES

NEW YORK: FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. KURT WIESE, ERNA PINNER. 84 Pp. PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1901. SECOND EDITION. NEWS OF MARIEL AHNIGHITO PEARY' BIRTH ON AN ICY BAY IN NORTHERN GREENLAND SPREAD AROUND THE GLOBE, SHOCKING VICTORIAN SOCIETY. THE DAUGHTER OF PROMINENT AMERICAN PARENTS HAD BEEN BORN IN A TARRED LODGE AT THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN WORLD! EVEN THE INUIT WHO VISITED THE BLOND, BLUE-EYED BABY WERE AMAZED. THEY CALLED HER "SNOW BABY." WHILE MOST GIRLS MARIE'S AGE WERE STUDYING SEWING AND OTHER "WOMANLY ARTS," SHE WAS WEARING SEALSKIN CLITHING, SLIDING DOWN GLACIAL CLIFFS, AND MAKING FRIENDS WITH INUIT CHILDREN. SPENDING HER CHILDHOOD PARTLY IN THE ARCTIC AND PARTLY WITH RELATIVES ON THE EAST COUAST OF THE UNITED STATES, SHEW GREW UP IN TWO WORLDS. BOOK DESCRIPTION: ARCTIC BLUE CLOTH HARDBOUND, PICTORAL COVER FEATURING PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SNOW BABY SURROUNDED BY STAMPED/EMBOSSED ILLUSTRATION OF ARCTIC SCENERY/TITLE, TEXT ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS (SNOW BABY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND CULTURE OF REGION). DIMENSIONS: 10 3/16" x 8 1/8" x 9/16." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD; LIGHTLY SOILED BOARDS, BUMPED/RUBBED SPINE CROWN/HEEL*/CORNER TIPS* (*FRAYED AREAS; EXPOSED INNER BOARD), LIGHT & SPARSE FOXING OF PAGES, STRONG SPINE, BRIGHT & CLEAN TEXT.