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The Desperate People
The Desperate People
Author: Farley Mowat
THEY COULD SURVIVE ANYTHING IN THE ARCTIC WILDERNESS--EXCEPT THE WHITE MAN. — They were rich, the caribou were abundant. Their dogs were many and strong. The children in the tents were happy, and there was never any fear of going hungry. Then came the ruthless white man's civilization. And with it came slaughter of the herds, starvation of the fl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780770423230
ISBN-10: 077042323X
Publication Date: 6/1/1984
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Seal
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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In the 1950's Canadian naturalist Farley Mowat went way out on a limb to let the public know his findings and feelings about wildlife and Eskimos. This book tells of the Ihalmiut and their slow demise. Farley Mowat loved them and his indictment of of their torturers and his tribute to the Ihalmiut is factual, heart rending, and very hard to stop reading.


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