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In 1896, three survivors from a whaling misadventure are nursed back to health by Eskimo villagers who share their food, women, and way of life with the strangers. In return, the foreigners introduce to the villagers the spirit of competitiveness that rules the white man's world. Map and... read more
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"When I awoke, the first sound I heard was the south wind whispering and moaning, forcing its foul warmth against the front of the snowhouse."
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- James A. Houston (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0151961158
Page Count: 275
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0151961158
Page Count: 275
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- Dewey: 813.54
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