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| Author: Barry Lopez |
Set amidst the shimmering
seas of Northern ice, Arctic Dreams leads
readers on a journey of the mind and heart
into a place that grips the imagination and
invigorates the soul. Part adventure tale and
part meditation on the art of exploration,
this magical book dazzles with the wonder of
the aurora borealis; the awesome power of polar
bears and killer whales; the monumental grandeur
of migrating icebergs; and the beauty and nobility
of the Arctic's indigenous people.
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From Publishers Weekly
This is one of the finest books ever written about the Far North, warmly
appreciative and understanding of the natural forces that shape life in
an austere landscape. The prize-winning author (Of Wolves and Men spent
four years in Arctic regions: traveling between Davis Strait in the east
and Bering Strait in the west, hunting with Eskimos and accompanying archeologists,
biologists and geologists in the field. Lopez became enthralled by the
power of the Arctic, a power he observes derives from "the tension
between its beauty and its capacity to take life." This is a story
of light, darkness and ice; of animal migrations and Eskimos; of the specter
of development and the cultural perception of a region. Examining the
literature of 19th century exploration, Lopez finds a disassociation from
the actual landscape; explorers have tended to see the Arctic as an adversary.
Peary and Stefansson left as a troubling legacy the attitude that the
landscape could be labeled, then manipulated. Today, he contends, an imaginative,
emotional approach to the Arctic is as important as a rational, scientific
one. Lopez has written a wonderful, compelling defense of the Arctic wilderness.
Illustrations.
© 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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$15.00 (softcover)
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