Ultima Thule : Explorers and Native in the Polar North by Malaurie, Jean

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003-12-01. Hardcover. Like New.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2003. Book. Illus. by Unknowen. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. ed. 2003 , Hardcover with the dust cover , Illustrated with black and white photos. List at the stores at $75.00 . Condition : NEW This is a very large and heavy book and will need extra postage . Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003-12-01. Hardcover. New.

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. pp. 400, book in excellent condition, binding clean and tight. ""'Ultima Thule' is a remarkable collection of adventure stories by Polar explorer Jean Malaurie, author of the best-selling 'Last Kings of Thule'. Among the explorations chronicled are those of Captain John Ross, Sir John Franklin, Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, Dr. Frederick Albert Cook, Knud Rasmussen,…

New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 399 pages; Physical desc. : 399 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 35 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Greenland --Discovery and exploration --Arctic regions --Discovery and exploration --Americans --Europeans. Summary: Based on excerpts from the explorers' logs counterbalanced by Inuit testimony, this text is the story of European and American exploration in the polar north. It aims to bring to life both sides of the clash that arose when white men arrived in the Far North, dreaming of conquest and believing that they brought with them a civilization superior to that of the indigenous peoples. Today, the outlook for the Inuit and the polar environment is bleak: the people and their landscape are in danger of disappearing for good.… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!