Under polaris : an Arctic quest
by Washburn, Tahoe Talbot
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0295977612
- ISBN 13
- 9780295977614
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About This Item
Seattle : University of Washington Press (1999), 1999. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 247 pages; Description: xii, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes: A McLellan bookIncludes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index. Subjects: Washburn, Tahoe Talbot --Diaries --Inuit --Victoria Island (Nunavut and N.W.T.) --Nunavut --King William Island --Social life and customs --King William Island (Nunavut) --Description and travel. Summary: Washburn made a concerted effort to learn the survival skills of the Inuit women and to understand their lives. The process of making caribou skin clothing for herself and her husband is described with great clarity and humour. Though not sharing their language, she sat with More...the women while they worked, quietly imitating their actions as they scraped and softened the skins and sewed the pieces with skilled hands. She tells of their patience and gentle amusement as they helped her, their curiosity about her way of life, and their generosity in sharing meager resources.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171035
- Title
- Under polaris : an Arctic quest
- Author
- Washburn, Tahoe Talbot
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0295977612
- ISBN 13
- 9780295977614
- Publisher
- Seattle : University of Washington Press (1999)
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1999
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