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Midnight to the North : the untold story of the woman who saved the Polaris Expedition / Sheila Nickerson.
Describes how Tookoolito--the "Sacajawea of the North"--Helped sustain a wildly various group of people thrown together in desperate circumstances.
Record details
- ISBN: 1585421332
- ISBN: 9781585421336
- Physical Description: 187 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, ©2002.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- How the whales led Tookoolito away from home -- Track and discoveries : traveling with Hall -- Polaris bids adieu to the civilized world -- Separation : the drift begins -- Gift of seals -- Ice : drifting down the country in the pack -- Light returns : the last dog dies -- Research : a magnifying glass to the heart -- Polar bears : the power beyond life -- End things -- Navy inquiry : letting loose the ghost -- Groton : the final years.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Tookoolito, 1838-1876.
United States North Polar Expedition (1871-1873) > History.
Tookoolito, 1838-1876
United States North Polar Expedition.
Inuit women > Biography.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > American.
Discovery and exploration, American.
Inuit women.
Arctic Regions. - Genre:
- Biography.
History.
Nonfiction.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | G 585 .T66 N53 2002 | 259823 | Stacks | Available | - |
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