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Alone against the Arctic / Anthony Dalton.

Title: Alone against the Arctic / Anthony Dalton.
Author: Dalton, Anthony, 1940-
Publication: Surrey, B.C. : Heritage House, c2007.

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188 p. : ill., map, ports.; 22 cm.

Summary

"In the summer of 1984, Anthony Dalton embarked on a near-fatal voyage in a small open boat along the wild northwest coast of Alaska, attempting a solo transit of the Northwest Passage. His sea quest ran parallel to an arduous relief expedition undertaken in 1897-98, when the officers of the U.S. cutter Bear set out to reach eight whaling ships that were stranded in thick ice, their crews on the verge of starvation. Both journeys are depicted in this adventure tale, and Dalton's gripping description of his encounter with an icy hell explores the irresistible lure of risk and challenge that continues to draw adventurers to the Arctic, a place like no other."--BOOK JACKET.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182) and index.

Processing Action (note)

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Contents

Map: Author's Alaskan Coastal Voyage and Overland Relief Expedition of 1897-98 -- Ch. 1 A Rogue Wave -- Ch. 2 On Course for the Bering Strait -- Ch. 3 Across the Arctic Circle -- Ch. 4 A Hard Run to Kivalina -- Ch. 5 Northwest to Point Hope -- Ch. 6 Retreat to Kivalina -- Ch. 7 A Near-Fatal Storm -- Ch. 8 Rescue -- Ch. 9 The End of a Dream.

ISBN

9781894974332 (pbk.)
1894974336 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2007931920

OCLC

163698024
SCSB-10526983

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Harvard Library