Alaska/Yukon/NWT/North

Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2000 FINE revised edition with epilogue. Foreword by Pierre Berton. Gift quality: crisp, clean, no markings, square & solid, no creases, pristine interiors. 6" x 9", 226 pages, illustrated. - "Women of the Klondike explores the critical roles women played during the gold rush. Frances Backhouse delves into the lives of these diverse individuals - entrepreneurs, miners, teachers, doctors, nurses, and journalists. Through diaries, letters, memoirs, newspaper accounts, and archival photographs, Backhouse presents an intimate look at women in the Klondike.". Trade Paperback. more information

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Waveland Press, 1989 VERY GOOD revised edition, 2nd printing. Some wear to covers, no creases, highlighting of some text otherwise clean. 5.5" x 8.5", 276 pages, illustrated with many photos and drawings, bibliography, index, foreword by Margaret Mead. This excellent ethnographic study of the Netsilik Inuit explores the Netsilik's great freedom in sexual matters, for adults and children, and includes premarital and extra-marital sexual relations. In the Netsilik culture, murder could be committed in 2 ways: physically or supernaturally.. Soft Cover. more information

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Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman, 1989 NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Only a trace of edgewear to wraps. Interiors crisp, clean & unmarked.5.5" by 8.5", 336 pages, maps, photos, tables. - A selection of Canada's top scholars and researchers write about northern Canada. Articles include the aboriginal population of the Kutchin, Dene response to the Mackenzie Missions from 1858-1902, Yukon gold miners, Anglican Church and the Carcross (Chooutla) residential school, Americans in the Canadian north, Chipewyan and Inuit in the subarctic, Inuit whaling in Arctic Islands, Baffin Island Inuit responses to Euro-American contacts 1824-1940, the modern north.. Trade Paperback. more information

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2000 FINE First Edition Trade Paperback, SIGNED by the author on the first page. 5.5" by 8.5", 93 pages. - - - A collection of 13 short stories based on females in the Yukon, all of whom are acutely aware of their emerging lesbianism. "Startling in their intimacy, the stories in 'Close to Spider Man' make up a moving scrapbook of what it's like to be a young queer woman in the North, journeys imbued with the colours of a prescient sexuality and an honest heart.". Trade Paperback. more information

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Toronto: Annick Press, 1993 FINE First Edition, 8.25" x 10.5" softcover, 32 pages. No markings, clean, like new. The poetic tale of an Inuit toddler meeting a polar bear cub, peacefully alone, out on the ice. What follows is a gripping confrontation between the human's father and the animal's mother, their similar mutual distrust and anxiety for their young, and a slow, gradual and fortunate solution. It provides an unforgettable reading experience for adults and children. . Soft Cover. Illus. by Alice Priestley. more information

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Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1987 VERY GOOD- Second Printing softcover. Nice tight book, minor marks on edges, all text clean, no spine creases, VG covers. 6" x 9", 514 pages. Volume One of the 'Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature.' Each narrative in the Tinglit language is translated to English on the opposite page. The traditional stories relate monumental events in the lives of the forebears of Tlingit clans, from the prehistoric migration to the coast of Southeast Alaska to the first contact with Europeans. The texts in this book are not re-writes, but rather transcriptions of what, in each case, a single informant said on a single occasion, with translations designed - by means of layout, orthography, punctuation, and a thorough knowledge of Tlingit language, history and culture - to capture in English the quality of the original. With texts and a thorough introduction to their format, oral style, and cultural context, a lengthy explanation of Tlingit phonetics and grammar, extensive historical and linguistic notes, and brief biographies - this book is simultaneously a work of literature, a contribution to scholarship, and an act of homage to Tinglit elders who contributed to the project for the sake of their descendants.. Soft Cover. more information

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Nelson Canada, 1980 Fine/Near-Fine First Edition, 1st Canadian printing of this exceptional book. An unique record of life in the high arctic of Greenland. Born in Iginiarik in 1939, the author tells how he acquired the skills to survive, and weaves the tales and legends of his forefathers into his narrative. In 75 color paintings, the author depicts the stark vistas of the northern landscapes. Foreword by Emil Rosing, English translation by Jack Jensen and Val Clery, caligraphy by Mel Poteck. A beautiful unmarked copy of this social and cultural history, appears unhandled and unread. Unclipped DJ is nearly perfect with no chipping, no tears. 7.5" by 10", 151 pages, maps, watercolor illustrations.. Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1963 FINE/VG- reprint HCDJ in near perfect red cloth boards, with gold titles on spine. Binding, hinges and all pages as-new, unmarked and super clean. DJ has a few short tears, now expertly closed. Stated 1963 printing, printed in Great Britain for Macmillan of Canada, with frontispiece and 27 glossy plates, which include photos and sketches by Grey Owl. Foreword by Hugh Eayrs. - This book is "the attempt of a Red Indian to convey to the White Man, before it is too late, something of the spirit of his vanishing race. It is the story of Grey Owl (Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin), trapper, guide, sniper in the Canadian Army, later officially appointed Protector of Wild Life and world-famous; and of Anahareo, daughter of a line of Iroquois chiefs. Their journey was long and weary, beset by hardships and dangers, and undertaken without hope of gain, in obedience to a spiritual vision, the vision that somehow, somewhere, they might find a sanctuary for the last survivors of the Little People, the little friends of the Red Indians, the Beaver." . Hard Cover. more information

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Doubleday Canada Limited, 1986 FINE/FINE First Edition. A spectacular unmarked copy. No wear, super clean, looks and feels brand new - in a nearly perfect unclipped DJ with no chipping, no tears. 6.25" x 9.25", 221 pages, 16 pages of b&w plates. Foreword by Roger Tory Peterson, 6 full-page line drawing illustrations by Robert Bateman. The author, Peterson & Bateman travelled south along the eastern seaboard, west across the U.S. south, and then north up the west coast to the Bering Sea and Alaska. . First Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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North Vancouver, B.C.: Whitecap Books, 1996 VERY GOOD First Edition Trade Paperback. Gently read, clean and solid, unmarked. 6" x 9", 166 pages. This is the true story of how two very different women formed a lifelong friendship on a remote homestead in British Columbia. The author reveals her longing for companionship, her initial awkwardness with her mentally-challlenged new neighbour Clara, and her delight in their evolving friendship. Deanna writes from her heart about Clara's inherent wisdom, and she describes the beauty of the north with such artistic style that it makes one long to be there. . Soft Cover. more information

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Whitehorse: Lost Moose, The Yukon Publishers, 1996 FINE First Edition, 1st Printing, SIGNED by the author on the title page. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, more than 75 dramatic photographs, maps. - Outdoor adventurer Ken Madsen takes the reader for a kayak trip on several wild rivers of the Yukon, British Columbia, and Alaska - while making a compelling case for wilderness preservation and conservation. The watersheds included are: Alsek-Tatshenshini, Stikine, Peel, Skagway. A beautiful SIGNED copy. . Large Softcover. more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2001 FINE Trade Paperback 1st Printing. A beautiful copy with nearly perfect wraps, no creases on spine, as-new & unmarked interiors. 6" x 9", 316 pages, glossary of mounaineering terms. - This book won the Jon Whyte Award for Mountain Literature at the Banff Mouintain Book Festival. In 'Switchbacks', Sid Marty draws on his own memories and those of friends and former colleagues in relating a series of true mountain tales. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern, the man who catered to hungry grizzlies, an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny, and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. Along the way, Marty tries to answer the kind of questions that all of us must face some day. Do we really have to grow up and abandon adventure as well as youthful ideals? Can the mountains draw old friends back together, when politics and life styles have set them apart? Sid Marty writes gracefully of the land he loves and lampoons a few bureaucrats whose policies sometimes threaten its integrity. His portraits of the people and creatures who make their lives in the mountains are affectionate and respectful. But, above all, this is a collection of surprising, funny and superbly told true stories by a gifted writer. . Soft Cover. more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1987 GOOD reprint paperback. Reading copy only. Covers quite worn, interiors VG, all text excellent. 4.25" by 7", 244 pages, illustrated by Charles Geer. A Cree Indian boy, an orphan boy and trapper Angus MacNair set out on an adventure in Canada's far north that turns out to be longer and more dangerous than they ever expected. In 1956, this book won the Governor-General's Award for Juvenile Literature, the Book of the Year Medal of the Canadian Association of Children's librarians, and the BOys' Club of America Junior Book Award.. Soft Cover. more information

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Bantam - Seal, 1984 VERY GOOD 10th Printing Paperback. A very nice copy, looks and feels unread, no spine creases, all pages crisp and clean and as-new, no markings. Just a trace of wear along edges of covers. 164 pages. - This Canadian author's most famous bestseller, the true story of life among arctic wolves that became a major motion picture.. Soft Cover. more information

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Scholastic, 1956 Very Good- paperback, 5.25" x 7.5", 219 pages, map, illustrations. Vintage reprint copy is circa 1960s. Nice wraps with a couple of tiny edge tears, square and solid binding, previous owner's name, lightly tanned pages. Originally entitled "Lost in the Barrens", this is the story of two boys, Jamie and Awasin, who get lost on a hunting trip in Canada's far north, just as the long dark Arctic winter is beginning. It is a frightening and suspenseful account of danger and survival, skillfully told by one of Canada's top authors. . Soft Cover. more information

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Hyperion, 2003 FINE First Trade Paperback Printing. Crisp, clean, unmarked, appears unhandled and unread, previous owner's name on endpaper only. 5.25" x 8", 433 pages, maps, glossy b&w plates. - From the author of 'The Ice Master' comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone on a desolate, uninhabited Arctic island. In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangell Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman - who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband - conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished. Following her triumphant return to civilization, the international press proclaimed her the female Robinson Crusoe. Jennifer Niven has created an absorbing, compelling history of this remarkable woman, taking full advantage of the wealth of first-hand resources about Ada that exist, including her never-before-seen diaries, the unpublished diaries from other primary characters, and interviews with Ada's surviving son. . Trade Paperback. more information

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Toronto: Univ of Toronto Press, 1988 AS-NEW/FINE First Edition of this tremendous collection of Inuit stories - from oral story-telling traditions to modern writing. The boards show no wear, the binding is as new, and the interiors are unmarked and appear unread. The DJ has only a trace of edgewear, no tears, no chipping, no creases, very nice. 6.5" x 9.25", 314 pages. - In high demand by collectors, educators and scholars this is a tremendously informative and entertaining volume. "Inuit of northern Canada have a rich oral historic tradition in their own language and a more recent tradition of written English. In this volume, Penny Petrone traces the paths that link the cultural past of Arctic peoples with its expression in the present day." "The book's first section includes traditional legends, myths, folk history told by native story-tellers, and poetry sung by Inuit composers. The second presents statements and observations by some of the first Inuit to come into contact with European newcomers, including official reports, interviews, letters, and diaries. Next are early poetry and prose in translation, much of it autobiographical. The final section includes contemporary Inuit writing, from essays and speeches to fiction, poetry, and other genres of imaginative literature. The editor has provided an introduction for each item and arranged the material chronologically to give historical perspective and continuity to the whole." . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Peter Martin Associates, 1968 FINE/VERY GOOD Second Printing, SIGNED by Ray Price on the title page. An exceptional copy, only one corner gently bumped. Binding, hinges, all pages as-new. Unclipped DJ is excellent with no tears, no chipping. 6.25" x 9.25", 308 pages, index, b&w plates, map endpapers. - "Yellowknife is a rip-snorting, no-holds-barred, no-skeleton-left-in-the-closet tale of high adventure; a funny, exciting, dramatic, violent saga of modern pioneering.". Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Walker and Co., 1972 VG+/VG+ First American Edition. A superb copy with nearly perfect boards. Crisp, clean and unmarked interiors. Unclipped DJ has only a hint of shelf-wear. 5.5" x 8.75", 285 pages, map endpapers, 8 pages of color photos. The classic story of the author's 8 years with the Inuit on Perry Island, Bathurst Inlet and Coronation Gulf. . Hard Cover. more information

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Buckingham, Quebec: Arundel Publishing, 1996 VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st printing stated. Clean, tight, unmarked. Only a trace of shelf wear & one crease on front cover. Very scarce and entertaining book records the author's 13 years of teaching in Quebec's far north.. Trade Paperback. more information

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Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 1982 VERY GOOD/GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing of this remarkable volume. Short gift inscription on endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Nice boards, tight binding, fine interiors. DJ has short closed tears, small piece missing from top edge, minor marks. Folio, 9.5" x 12.25, 216 pages, illustrated with many b&w photos. In 1980 and 1981, renowned photographer Ulli Steltzer travelled across the Canadian Arctic, from east to west, cameras and tripods in tow, pursuing the remnants of the ancient and intricate Inuit culture. As she moved from Labrador and Northern Quebec, to Baffin Island, Keewatin, the Central Arctic, High Arctic and Western Arctic, she lived, hunted and fished with local families, and captured the moments of their lives on film. The result is a remarkable rendering of a land and people in transition - in exquisite landscape, moving portraiture and telling social commentary. . Hard Cover. more information

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Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2003 AS-NEW in glossy wraps, 6.25" x 9", 64 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Catalogue of a 2003 Winnipeg Art Gallery exhibition of Inuit pottery from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. This exhibition of recent ceramic work in clay in the Kivalliq community shows how veteran ceramists from an earlier period at Matchbox Gallery became mentors to a new generation of talented Inuit artists. . First Edition. Soft Cover. more information

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972 Very Good/Very Good First Edition, really nice ex-lib copy with normal library markings, and some underlining in light pencil. Crisp and clean, solid, unclipped DJ in mylar . 5.75" by 9.75", 136 pages, notes, bibliography. When published in 1972, the author was one of the first to predict that uncontrolled development would result in ecological damage to the arctic and global warming. A well reasoned case for a re-thinking of environmental policies is advanced.. Hard Cover. more information

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Don Mills, ON: Burns & MacEachern, 1974 VERY GOOD Trade Paperback, 2nd printing. An excellent copy of a scarce book, appears unread. Slightly tanned wraps, solid, all pages clean and unmarked. 5.25" by 8", 112 pages. Illustrated by Maria Jursic - - - The story of a gold strike, and a boy who is kidnapped and taken on a 500 mile drift down the Yukon River, from Whitehorse to Dawson City.. more information

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