| The White Dawn Contributor(s): Houston, James A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 015696256X ISBN-13: 9780156962568 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1989 Annotation: 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 drawings by the Author. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.72" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 275 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 drawings by the Author. |
Contributor Bio(s): Houston, James A.: - JAMES HOUSTON, Canadian author and artist, made his first journey to the Canadian Arctic in 1948 in search of a new land to paint. There he found a warm, friendly people living in a vast, cold, and hauntingly beautiful world. He lived with the Inuit and Indian people in the Arctic for twelve years and grew to understand them and their way of life. He has since traveled widely in the Arctic region, from Iceland to Alaska, as well as in Scandinavia, Russia, Mexico, and Europe. Mr. Houston is the award-winning author and illustrator of many successful children's books that vividly portray the striking landscape of the Arctic and its strong and independent people. |