Into the Great Solitude : An Arctic Journey

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pp. 219, “While paddling a solo canoe retracing George Back’s 1834 voyage of northern Canada’s Back River, artist and nature writer Perkins (Against Straight Lines, LJ 4/1/83) shoots rapids, fends off black flies, watches out for grizzly bears, and films animals and scenery for a PBS Adventure program (shown in 1989). All the while, he ruminates about such matters as his ailing father, an unhappy love affair, and humankind’s inhumanity to nature.”

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ISBN 080500727X
ISBN13 9780805007275
Number of pages 219
Original Title Into the Great Solitude: An Arctic Journey
Published Date 1991
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York,
Edition First Edition
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pp. 219, “While paddling a solo canoe retracing George Back’s 1834 voyage of northern Canada’s Back River, artist and nature writer Perkins (Against Straight Lines, LJ 4/1/83) shoots rapids, fends off black flies, watches out for grizzly bears, and films animals and scenery for a PBS Adventure program (shown in 1989). All the while, he ruminates about such matters as his ailing father, an unhappy love affair, and humankind’s inhumanity to nature.”

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Weight 1 kg