In a far country
Subtitle: the true story of a mission, a marriage, a murder, and the remarkable reindeer rescue in 1898.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; enm
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781586482213
Subjects: Lopp, William Thomas, -- 1864-1939; Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge, -- 1868-1947; Bear (Ship); Whaling ships -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century; Reindeer -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century; Missionaries -- Alaska -- Prince of Wales, Cape -- Biography; Eskimos -- Alaska -- Prince of Wales, Cape -- History -- 19th century; Barrow, Point (Alaska) -- History -- 19th century; Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Recounts Tom Lopp's 1897 journey to save two hundred whalers whose ships had become trapped in the ice on Alaska's northern coast, describing how Lopp and seven Eskimo herders risked their lives to drive four hundred reindeer across more than seven hundred untracked miles to save the strangers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.