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HIGH ARCTIC EXPLORER
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Arctic Kingdom, Life at the Edge
• National Geographic Society
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
DVD
Stalk the Arctic ice with the fiercest predator, the polar bear, as it prowls one of the most forbidding places on the planet: a hidden kingdom of magnificent creatures. Armed with a keen sense of smell and backed up by 1,700 pounds, fur and fangs, the polar bear stands alone at the top of the food chain. Yet many other hunters manage to survive in and around harsh arctic waters from the savvy arctic fox to the massive, whiskered walrus. The Arctic ice is revealed as a place of danger and drama as animals are stranded on frozen waters, trapped between moving sheets of ice, and caught in the struggle to survive. Brave the worst that nature has to offer.
(ARC284, $19.95) |
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The Eskimos
• Ernest S. Burch, Jr.
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1988 •
HARD COVER
• 128 PAGES
An ethnographic portrait of Eskimo society, culture and beliefs, featuring 120 color photographs by Werner Forman and accompanying essays by anthropologist Ernest Burch. The oversize book shows the range and diversity of peoples of the circumpolar north with examples from eastern Siberia, the Aleutians, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Its focus is on the Eskimo peoples of Alaska.
(ARC165, $19.95) |
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Fatal Passage, The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot
• Ken McGoogan
EXPLORATION •
2003 •
PAPER
• 328 PAGES
This compelling biography provides a good look into Victorian arctic exploration and politics -- and does much to place John Rae among the great polar explorers. A doctor and explorer from Orkney, he distinguished himself with the Hudson Bay Company by his ability to lead small land parties. Unlike many European contemporaries, Rae learned Inuit methods for winter transport and coping with the cold, adopting traditional techniques and clothing. Like many, he joined the massive manhunt for the missing John Franklin expedition, which McGoogan argues was his downfall.
(ARC118, $15.95) |
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A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife
• Noble S. Proctor
• Patrick J. Lynch
FIELD GUIDE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 221 PAGES
A comprehensive pocket guide to the marine mammals, seabirds, fish, invertebrates and other marine life of the Northwestern Atlantic. Built for the field, full-color illustrations, range maps and descriptions are integrated on opposite pages for easy reference. The range maps cover the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland. Many of the individual whale species get two full pages. With an outstanding overview of oceanography and conservation, checklist and glossary.
(NAM24, $19.95) |
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