The white dawn : an Eskimo saga.
The white dawn : an Eskimo saga.
By
:
Houston, James A, 1921-2005.
Publication Date
:
1971
Subject Term
:
Inuit -- Fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction
Summary
:
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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780151961153
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter | ADULT FIC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction - Basement | FIC HOU |