Midnight to the North: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Saved the Polaris Expedition
by Nickerson, Sheila
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- first
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- Very Good +/Very Good+
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- 1585421332
- ISBN 13
- 9781585421336
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: J P Tarcher, 2002. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good+. 187 p. incl. bibliography & notes; VG+/VG+; very nice copy in unclipped bright DJ; DJ a bit bumped at top & bottom; ffep has light crease. The story of Tookoolito, an Inuit woman who was translator for the 1871-73 Polaris expedition to the North Pole, and who kept the expedition together through terrible hardships. An unsung and almost forgotten heroine of Arctic exploration receives her due. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- Midnight to the North: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Saved the Polaris Expedition
- Author
- Nickerson, Sheila
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Probable First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1585421332
- ISBN 13
- 9781585421336
- Publisher
- J P Tarcher
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- NORTH POLE INUIT WOMEN ARCTIC
- Bookseller catalogs
- History Politics; Americana; Aboriginal Native Peoples Indian Inuit; Travel;
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