| A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey with Dog Sleds Contributor(s): Stuck, Hudson (Author) |
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ISBN: 116276709X ISBN-13: 9781162767093 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Polar Regions - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 919.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1920. Stuck, an American missionary and explorer, emigrated to the United States in 1885. He graduated from the University of the South and was dean of the Episcopal cathedral at Dallas, Texas. In 1905 he became archdeacon of the Yukon and spent the remainder of his life in Alaska. With three companions he accomplished the first ascent of Mt. McKinley. He traveled extensively throughout Northern Alaska. Alaskan geography and Eskimo customs are described in his books which include this volume. Contents: From Fort Yukon to Kotzebue Sound; Kotzebue Sound to Point Hope; Point Hope; Point Hope to Point Barrow; Point Barrow; The Northern Extreme; Point Barrow to Flaxman Island; Flaxman Island and the Journey to Herschel Island; Herschel Island and the Journey to Fort Yukon. With maps and illustrations. |