Confessions of an Igloo Dweller : Memories of the Old Arctic
by James Houston
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395788900
- ISBN 13
- 9780395788905
- Seller
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin, USA, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 320 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Houghton Mifflin, USA, 1995. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: James Houston lived among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic between 1948 and 1962. He slept in their igloos, ate raw fish and seal meat, wore skin clothing, traveled by dog team, hunted walrus, learned how to build a snowhouse, and raised a family. While doing so, he helped change the Arctic. Impressed by the natural artistic skills of the people, he encouraged the development of exhibits and sales of Inuit art in the south - sales that have brought millions of dollars to its creators. Confessions of an Igloo Dweller, a wonderful piece of storytelling, recounts Houston's fascinating and often hilarious adventures among a confident, smiling people who spoke no English. Taking readers into the heart of Inuit culture, it joins the tradition established by Fridtjof Nansen, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and Farley Mowat. A book full of adventure and anecdote as well as the delights of art and the hazards of cold, it is illustrated with forty drawings by the author. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0395788900. ISBN/EAN: 9780395788905. Inventory No: 20090046.. 9780395788905
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20090046
- Title
- Confessions of an Igloo Dweller : Memories of the Old Arctic
- Author
- James Houston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0395788900
- ISBN 13
- 9780395788905
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; Confessions of an Igloo Dweller : Memories of the Old Arctic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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