A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey With Dog Sleds
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: March 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780766193536
Subjects: Travel writing; Travel - General; Travel; Polar Regions; Essays & Travelogues
First sentence: BEING minded to spend the winter of 1917-18 amongst the Eskimos of the Arctic coast and having the bishop's consent thereto, I laid my plans, as is necessary in the north, well-nigh a year ahead, had certain supplies that were not procurable, or that I supposed were not procurable on the coast, shipped to Point Hope and to Point Barrow, and wrote letters to these and other stations announcing my intention, and setting approximate dates.