In a far country : the true story of a mission, a marriage, a murder, and the remarkable reindeer rescue of 1898 / John Taliaferro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taliaferro, John, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whaling ships--Alaska--Barrow, Point--History--19th century.

Whaling ships.

Reindeer--Alaska--Barrow, Point--History--19th century.

Reindeer.

Missionaries--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape--Biography.

Missionaries.

Eskimos--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape--History--19th century.

Eskimos.

Barrow, Point (Alaska)--History--19th century.

Barrow, Point (Alaska).

Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska)--Biography.

Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska).

Bear (Ship).

Lopp, William Thomas, 1864-1939.

Lopp, William Thomas.

Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge, 1868-1947.

Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge.

Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898).

Overland Relief Expedition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The awesome, untold adventure of one couple's harrowing, heroic effort to save several hundred ice-bound whalers-- and the future of the Eskimo people

Contents:

Title Page; Praise; ALSO BY JOHN TALIAFERRO; Dedication; Introduction; [ 1 ] - Beyond the Pale; [ 2 ] - The High Place; [ 3 ] - A Race Worth Saving; [ 4 ] - Just the One for the Place; [ 5 ] - Not So Much to Be Pitied; [ 6 ] - Good Faith; [ 7 ] - Camels of the Far North; [ 8 ] - Floe Monsters; [ 9 ] - Godspeed; [ 10 ] - Sorry-Looking Bunch; [ 11 ] - Errand of Mercy; [ 12 ] - Labyrinth; [ 13 ] - Killing Time; [ 14 ] - Last Obstacle; [ 15 ] - Arctic Hole; [ 16 ] - Fish in a Barrel; [ 17 ] - Real Deermen; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Bibliographic Notes; Index; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-386) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-87106-7

9786613713070

0-7867-4123-6

OCLC:

726829450