The journeys recounted in this book, illustrated by 63 b/w photographic plates and four sketch maps, span a period from 1949 to 1951. Harrington describes the pattern of settled life in the Canadian Arctic, “the land of frindly people – and frozen fingers” Here is not so much the land of the ‘romantic’ explorer as a fascinating insight into domestic routine and survival in a hostile environment; together with illustration and consideration of the different technologies adopted by native Eskimos and the white incomer.
Language
English
Pages
191
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Release
May 22, 2022
The Face Of the Arctic: A Cameraman's Story In Words And Pictures Of Five Journeys Into The Far North
The journeys recounted in this book, illustrated by 63 b/w photographic plates and four sketch maps, span a period from 1949 to 1951. Harrington describes the pattern of settled life in the Canadian Arctic, “the land of frindly people – and frozen fingers” Here is not so much the land of the ‘romantic’ explorer as a fascinating insight into domestic routine and survival in a hostile environment; together with illustration and consideration of the different technologies adopted by native Eskimos and the white incomer.