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THE UNBELIEVABLE LAND - 29 Experts Bring Us Closer to the Arctic by Smith, I. Norman (editor) (General Georges Vanier; I. Norman Smith; Trevor Lloyd; Diamond Jenness; Graham Rowley; Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre; John Tener; A. W. F. Banfield; L. M. Tuck; T. N. Freeman; A. E. Porsild; V. F. Valentine; Elmer Harp; J. A. Hides) - 1966

by Smith, I. Norman (editor) (General Georges Vanier; I. Norman Smith; Trevor Lloyd; Diamond Jenness; Graham Rowley; Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre; John Tener; A. W. F. Banfield; L. M. Tuck; T. N. Freeman; A. E. Porsild; V. F. Valentine; Elmer Harp; J. A. Hides)

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THE UNBELIEVABLE LAND - 29 Experts Bring Us Closer to the Arctic by Smith, I. Norman (editor) (General Georges Vanier; I. Norman Smith; Trevor Lloyd; Diamond Jenness; Graham Rowley; Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre; John Tener; A. W. F. Banfield; L. M. Tuck; T. N. Freeman; A. E. Porsild; V. F. Valentine; Elmer Harp; J. A. Hides) - 1966

THE UNBELIEVABLE LAND - 29 Experts Bring Us Closer to the Arctic

by Smith, I. Norman (editor) (General Georges Vanier; I. Norman Smith; Trevor Lloyd; Diamond Jenness; Graham Rowley; Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre; John Tener; A. W. F. Banfield; L. M. Tuck; T. N. Freeman; A. E. Porsild; V. F. Valentine; Elmer Harp; J. A. Hides)

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Ottawa, Ontario: Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources and the Northern Service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1966. (xiii) 140 pp. Trade paperback format. Light wear at the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Endpaper maps; illustrated with black and white plates. The Contents are: Foreword by General Georges Vanier; Introduction by I. Norman Smith; The Land and the People by Trevor Lloyd; The Canadian Eskimo by Diamond Jenness; But Change Confronts the Eskimo by Graham Rowley; The Eskimo Language - Must It Die by Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre; The Animals That Are There by John Tener; Specially the Caribou by A. W. F. Banfield; Birds of the Arctic by L. M. Tuck; And Butterflies and Beetles Too by T. N. Freeman; Plants in the Arctic by A. E. Porsild; Anthropology by V. F. Valentine; World Arctic Archaeology by Elmer Harp Jr; Man Shivers in the Arctic by J. A. Hildes; Arctic Landforms by J. Ross Mackay; Getting It All on the Map by J. E. Lilly; Ice by Fritz Muller; Permafrost by F. F. Legget; Circulation of the Arctic Ocean by M. J. Dunbar and W. B. Bailey; The Nature of Sea Ice by Moira Dunbar; So Ships May Safely Sail by Norman G. Gray; Marine Life in Arctic Waters by Ian McLaren; Balloons Over the Arctic by D. C. Archibald; The Northern Lights by B. W. Currie; Scientific Research in the Arctic by W. E. Van Steenburgh, Y. O. Fortier and R. Thorsteinsson; The International Geophysical Year by Trevor Harwood; Operation Hazen by G. Hattersley-Smith; The Inside of the Earth by J. Tuzo Wilson; and Conclusion by R. Gordon Robertson.. Fourth Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. 8vo. Book.
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  • Publisher Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources and the Northern Service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Place of Publication Ottawa, Ontario
  • Date Published 1966
  • Keywords arctic; northern; north west; eskimo; inuit; aboriginal people;
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Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, Ottawa, 1971. 6th impression.. Paperback. Paperback, G+. xvi+140pp, 32pp b/w plates, endpaper maps, a good copt, covers a little creased. Brief account of the landscape, wildlife & inhabitants of Northern Canada.
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Queen's Printer, 1969. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.140. foreward by General Georges Vanier Conclusion by R. Gordon Robertson Gives us some idea of the magnitude of our heritage and the achievements of the men and women who have been our stewards. Contains a series of talks broadcast over CBC Radio by experts on the Arctic. clean tight copy slight corner and edgewear.
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Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1974. reprint. Nice copy. octavo. stiff wrappers xiii + 140pp., ep maps, b/w plates, The Canadian Eskimo & his language; Animals, especially the Caribou, Arctic birds (& beetles & butterflies); Plants in the Arctic, Arctic archaeology: Marine life; Scientific research
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The Unbelievable Land; 29 Experts Bring Us Closer to the Arctic (Contributor Moira Dunbar--Nature of Sea Ice; Norman G. Gray--So Ships May Safely Sail; G. Hattersley-Smith--Operation Hazen; John A. Hildes--Man Shivers in the Arctic; Diamond Jenness--Canadian Eskimo; Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre--Eskimo Language- Must It Die?; R.F. Legget--Permafrost.)

by Smith, I. Norman (editor) (Contributor Moira Dunbar: Nature of Sea Ice; Norman G. Gray: So Ships May Safely Sail; G. Hattersley-Smith: Operation Hazen; John A. Hildes: Man Shivers in the Arctic; Diamond Jenness: Canadian Eskimo; Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre: E

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Ottawa: Queen's Printer [1971], reprint. (Trade paperback) Very good. 140pp. Map endpapers, photographs. Afterword by R. Gordon Robertson. Contributors include Moira Dunbar (The Nature of Sea Ice), Norman G. Gray (So Ships May Safely Sail), G. Hattersley-Smith (Operation Hazen), John A. Hildes (Man Shivers in the Arctic), Diamond Jenness (The Canadian Eskimo), Gilles-Raymond Lefebvre (The Eskimo Language- Must It Die?), R.F. Legget (Permafrost). Foreword by Georges Vanier. (Arctic/Polar, Anthropology, Archaeology, Eskimos, Inuit, Language).
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