![]() More than ten million copies of Farley Mowat's books have been translated and published in hundreds of editions in over forty countries. He has lived in or visited almost every part of Canada and many other lands. He was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1921 and began writing for a living in 1949 after spending two years in the Arctic. Farley Mowat, author of such distinguished books as People of the Deer, Never Cry Wolf, A Whale for the Killing, The Snow Walker, and Sea of Slaughter, has long been eloquent in his indictment of man's exploitation of human and non-human life on this planet. Courageous, proud in their age-old way of life, and now fighting to save themselves from extinction. Author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Dog Stars For the crew of the eco-pirate ship the Farley Mowat, any day saving a whale is a good day to. And with it came slaughter of the herds, starvation of the flesh, and torture of the spirit. Then came the ruthless white man's civilization. Originally named Sea Shepherd III, the name was changed in 1999 to Ocean Warrior, before eventually being renamed in 2002. ![]() Originally built as a Norwegian fisheries research and enforcement vessel, she was purchased by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August 1996. ![]() The children in the tents were happy, and there was never any fear of going hungry. RV Farley Mowat was a long-range, ice class ship. They were rich, the caribou were abundant. SYNOPSIS: THEY COULD SURVIVE ANYTHING IN THE ARCTIC WILDERNESS - EXCEPT THE WHITE MAN. CONTENTS: Foreword Foreword to the New Edition 1 People of the Deer 2 Of Many Graves 3 A Spring to Remember 4 The Drums of Hope 5 Two Visitations 6 The Empires of the North 7 Journey into Fear 8 The Rusting Rifles 9 People of the Dole 10 Madness and Denial 11 A Dawn Extinguished 12 The Promised Land 13 The Ordeals of Kikik 14 For Us to Say Epilogue Appendix - The Ihalmiut from 1946 to 1958. ALSO KNOWN AS: The author is grateful to Maclean's for permission to include material previously published in that magazine under the title The Two Ordeals of Kikik. Behind us, tucked into the twisted spruce trees on shore, purple fireweed grew from the ruins of the trapper’s cabin where Farley Mowat, then a young. A Brave People Battle for Survival in the Arctic. A tattered paperback copy of Never Cry Wolf lay open on my lap as I steered our canoe across the inky waters of Nueltin Lake, which straddles the Manitoba-Nunavut border. I only wish Newfoundland would have chosen to help save the whales instead of destroying those that try, the Sea Sheapherds. Canada's Most Beloved Storyteller, Farley Mowat. Great image and one that tells a sad story. Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Slight Yellowing Due to Age "10" Stamped on Lower Edge. Rosemary Kilbourn (Woodcuts) (illustrator).
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