A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey with Dog Sleds
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published: March 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9781432619916
Subjects: Travel / Polar Regions; Travel : Essays & Travelogues; Essays & Travelogues; Polar Regions; Travel; Travel - General
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.