| Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska Contributor(s): Kantner, Seth (Author) |
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ISBN: 157131301X ISBN-13: 9781571313010 Publisher: Milkweed Editions OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing, "Shopping for Porcupine" provides a compelling, intimate view of America's last frontier -- the same place that captivated so many readers of "Ordinary Wolves." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Landscapes |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007046477 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.84" W x 8.58" (1.22 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing, Shopping for Porcupine provides a compelling, intimate view of America's last frontier -- the same place that captivated so many readers of Ordinary Wolves. |
