Ring of Ice: True Tales of Adventure, Exploration, and Arctic Life
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ISBN: 1558215379 / Publisher: The Lyons Press, July 2000
Looks at the exploration of the Arctic region and describes the lives of its inhabitants.
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Celebrates both the voices of the Arctic peoples and the trail of words left by Europeans who explored the Arctic region, spanning the years from 1741 to the present. Presents accounts of various parties of explorers, juxtaposed with stories of survival and daily life among the Eskimos as told through dozens of Native poems and legends and through the work of some of today's most promising writers. Stark has traveled in the Arctic on assignment for Outside , Smithsonian , and other magazines, and has written a book on Arctic travel. The book is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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