Maine to Greenland
Subtitle: exploring the Maritime Far Northeast
By: William W. Fitzhugh, Wilfred E. Richard ; photographs by Wilfred E. Richard
Contributors: Richard, Wilfred, author, photographer
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781588343772
Subjects: Human ecology; Description and travel; Pictorial works
Description: Provides an in-depth treatment of the Northeast Atlantic corridor. Today green technology, climate change, and the opening of the Arctic Ocean have transformed the area from an icy frontier into a global resource zone and an increasingly integrated international crossroads. Discover how a variety of cultures has adapted to the environment over the centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring the maritime far northeast; title: Climate challenge and human adaptation; title: Maine : the southern anchor; title: The Canadian Maritime Provinces; title: Quebec's lower north shore : gateway to North America; title: Labrador : Moravians, settlers, and Inuit; title: Nunavut : Inuit, whalers, and explorers; title: Greenland : south for the Arctic Circle; title: Greenland : north of the Arctic Circle; title: The 21st century : land and place.