In a far country : the true story of a mission, a marriage, a murder, and the remarkable reindeer rescue of 1898 /

The awesome, untold adventure of one couple's harrowing, heroic effort to save several hundred ice-bound whalers-- and the future of the Eskimo people.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taliaferro, John, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Lopp, William Thomas, > 1864-1939.
Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge, > 1868-1947.
Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge, > 1868-1947
Lopp, William Thomas, > 1864-1939
Bear (Ship)
Overland Relief Expedition > (1897-1898)
1800-1899
Whaling ships > Alaska > Barrow, Point > History > 19th century.
Reindeer > Alaska > Barrow, Point > History > 19th century.
Missionaries > Alaska > Prince of Wales, Cape > Biography.
Eskimos > Alaska > Prince of Wales, Cape > History > 19th century.
Missionnaires > Alaska > Prince de Galles, Cap du > Biographies.
Inuits > Alaska > Prince de Galles, Cap du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Eskimos
Missionaries
Reindeer
Whaling ships
Barrow, Point (Alaska) > History > 19th century.
Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska) > Biography.
Barrow, Pointe (Alaska) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Prince de Galles, Cap du (Alaska) > Biographies.
Alaska > Cape Prince of Wales
Alaska > Point Barrow
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Praise; ALSO BY JOHN TALIAFERRO; Dedication; Introduction; [1]
  • Beyond the Pale; [2]
  • The High Place; [3]
  • A Race Worth Saving; [4]
  • Just the One for the Place; [5]
  • Not So Much to Be Pitied; [6]
  • Good Faith; [7]
  • Camels of the Far North; [8]
  • Floe Monsters; [9]
  • Godspeed; [10]
  • Sorry-Looking Bunch; [11]
  • Errand of Mercy; [12]
  • Labyrinth; [13]
  • Killing Time; [14]
  • Last Obstacle; [15]
  • Arctic Hole; [16]
  • Fish in a Barrel; [17]
  • Real Deermen; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Bibliographic Notes; Index; Copyright Page.

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