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Title Statement | Tundra: selections from the great accounts of Arctic land voyages / [compiled and edited by] Farley Mowat. |
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Author | Mowat, Farley, 1921- |
Publication | Toronto: CNIB, 2004. |
Extent of Item | 1 computer optical disc (14 hr., 38 min.) |
ISBN | 0616210027 9780616210024 |
Other Number | (OCoLC)1012145037 |
General Notes | Search and access by headings and pages. Includes index. |
Performance Credits | James DeLotel. |
System Details | Recording standard: DAISY 2.02 standard. MP3 compression. Compression rate: 96. |
Bibliography | Vol. 3 of the author's trilogy, The top of the world; previous vols. are: Ordeal by ice; The Polar passion. |
Summary | Stories from the journals of European explorers who penetrated the Canadian tundra or the Barrens, that vast stretch of land north of the timber line and south of the Arctic seas. Describes their dealings with the Inuits and Indians, including the lessons in polar adaptation and survival learned from the native peoples. Sequel to "Polar passion". 1973. |