Arctic dreams : imagination and desire in a northern landscape
(Book)
Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2001.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Physical Desc
xxix, 464 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
508.98 Lop
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508.98 Lop
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2001.
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Language
English
Lexile measure
1300
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Scribner, 1986.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-448).
Description
This book is an account of the history, ecology, and mystique of the arctic region. The author offers a thorough examination of this obscure world, its terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy shores. But what turns this marvelous work of natural history into a breathtaking study of profound originality is his unique meditation on how the landscape can shape our imagination, desires, and dreams. Its prose as hauntingly pure as the land it describes, and is nothing less than an indelible classic of modern literature.
Target Audience
1300L,Lexile
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