2003, ISBN: 9780771082603

Hardcover

Toronto: Coles, 1974. 453 pp, 8 5/8" H. Burgundy cloth with black title block, gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/banding on front board - one of the Coles Canadian Col… More...

Toronto: Coles, 1974. 453 pp, 8 5/8" H. Burgundy cloth with black title block, gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/banding on front board - one of the Coles Canadian Collection. B&w photographs. A facsimile of the edition published by The Century Company, New York, 1910. "Here is an exciting episode to stir the blood of the most jaded adventure lover - a fourteen-month hunting expedition with the Eskimos of Greenland and Ellesmere Island in 1908-09. Thrilling incidents and hair-breadth escapes were the fortune of Whitney and his Eskimo guides and companions in their quest for polar bear, wolves, musk-ox, seal, and narwhal. The fast-paced, concise style makes every page absorbing reading, as he documents a life of constant battle for survival in the Arctic territory at the turn of the century. Innumerable photographs and extensive observations of the Eskimo way of life make this book a unique contribution to the early study of Arctic regions and their peoples. Breath-taking drama unfolds from the first page, when the author departs aboard Admiral Peary's exploratory sailing ship; through the last page, when an injured sailor is lost and, finally, tragically abandoned as the party leaves for home. Through the pages of this book, we discover life as it existed in the Arctic frontier of a century ago." A few tiny soiling specks on boards. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light wrinkling at top of rear flap, minor soiling on spine.. Facsimile Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good., Coles, 1974, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771082606; Binding and contents are almost like new, 'tho ever so slightly cocked. Inscription, signed by author and three of her children, on the title page. DJ's inner side has a colored stain from the binding but is otherwise clean, unworn, and complete. ; First Edition, Third Printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR & HER THREE CHILDREN on the title page (To Darin, Dare to dream! D. Stuemer, Christopher Stuemer, Jonathan Stuemer, Michael Stuemer, April 17, 2003.) 9-3/4" Tall, 369pp. + 16-page b/w photo section. Dark blue boards, gray spine lettering. BOATING. "Following a brush with cancer, Diane and her husband sold their business, rented out their house, and set out to circumnavigate the globe in a forty-year-old boat. Their entire sailing experience consisted of six afternoons on the Ottawa River. Over the next four years the family of five would become seasoned mariners. They would battle deadly storms and evade real-life pirates, dodge waterspouts and lighting strikes, witness the terrorist bombing of the USS COLE, see the staggering beauty of Bornero's rainforrest, and would be arrested at gunpoint and entertained like visiting royalty. In all, they would visit thirty-four countries and cover 35000 nautical miles. " Map Endpapers. Small route maps head the chapters. ., McClelland & Stewart, 2002<

ISBN: 9780771082603

Ever dream of selling up and running away to sea? Diane Stuemer and her husband, Herbert, were once a typical suburban couple entering middle age, with a comfortable home and three boys u… More...

Ever dream of selling up and running away to sea? Diane Stuemer and her husband, Herbert, were once a typical suburban couple entering middle age, with a comfortable home and three boys under twelve. A year later they had sold their business, rented out their house, and were setting out to circumnavigate the globe in a 40-year-old yacht. Their entire sailing experience consisted of six afternoons on the Ottawa River. Over the next four years, squeezed into quarters no bigger than the Stuemers' old bedroom, the family of five would become seasoned mariners. They would battle deadly storms at sea and evade real-life pirates. Dodge waterspouts and lightning strikes and witness the bombing of the USS "Cole." See the staggering beauty of Borneo's rainforest, and its destruction from logging. Be arrested at gunpoint and entertained like visiting royalty. In all, they would visit 34 countries and cover 35,000 nautical miles. Almost everywhere they went, the family made lasting friendships. They learned to trust each other and embrace opportunity, and in Kenya they learned the true meaning of humanity. "As Northern Magic" pushed onward, many thousands followed the family's progress in Diane's dispatches to the Ottawa Citizen, and thousands more turned out to cheer when the amazing Stuemers came home. Media >, [PU: McClelland and Stewart]<

ISBN: 9780771082603

Ever dream of selling up and running away to sea? Diane Stuemer and her husband, Herbert, were once a typical suburban couple entering middle age, with a comfortable home and three boys u… More...

Ever dream of selling up and running away to sea? Diane Stuemer and her husband, Herbert, were once a typical suburban couple entering middle age, with a comfortable home and three boys under twelve. A year later they had sold their business, rented out their house, and were setting out to circumnavigate the globe in a 40-year-old yacht. Their entire sailing experience consisted of six afternoons on the Ottawa River. Over the next four years, squeezed into quarters no bigger than the Stuemers' old bedroom, the family of five would become seasoned mariners. They would battle deadly storms at sea and evade real-life pirates. Dodge waterspouts and lightning strikes and witness the bombing of the USS "Cole." See the staggering beauty of Borneo's rainforest, and its destruction from logging. Be arrested at gunpoint and entertained like visiting royalty. In all, they would visit 34 countries and cover 35,000 nautical miles. Almost everywhere they went, the family made lasting friendships. They learned to trust each other and embrace opportunity, and in Kenya they learned the true meaning of humanity. "As Northern Magic" pushed onward, many thousands followed the family's progress in Diane's dispatches to the Ottawa Citizen, and thousands more turned out to cheer when the amazing Stuemers came home. The Voyage of the Northern Magic: A Family Odyssey Stuemer, Diane, McClelland & Stewart<