The White Dawn: An Eskimo Saga
by Houston, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0151961158
- ISBN 13
- 9780151961153
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
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£24.49£17.14
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151961158 . Blue cloth, map end-pages, slight lean. DJ w/worn chipped edges. New clear archival cover. "...several men in a small boat are missing and presumed lost in the fog-enshrouded icy, white-rimmed arctic sea. Saved by 'Eskimo' who have never seen white men, the story unfolds. "The depth and impact of this novel become cognently evident in the reading, in strong, spare prose, the Eskimos' life style is totally and handsomely evoked, its rich detail subtly interwoven with the dramatic story line." About the author: Houston, 1921-2005, was a Canadian artist, designer, children's author and film-maker who played an important role in the recognition of Inuit art and introduced printmaking to the Inuit. The Inuit named him "Saumik," which means "the left-handed one". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
In 1896, three survivors from a whaling misadventure are nursed back to health by Eskimo villagers who share their food, women, and way of life with the strangers. In return, the foreigners introduce to the villagers the spirit of competitiveness that rules the white man's world. Map and drawings by the Author.
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4178
- Title
- The White Dawn: An Eskimo Saga
- Author
- Houston, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151961158
- ISBN 13
- 9780151961153
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Artic - Exploration, Inuit Native American, Eskimoe, CANADA
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- Travel & Places;
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