Lands That Hold One Spellbound by Spencer Apollonio

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

An informal history of East Greenland. Spencer Apollonio has written the only known overview of the history of this region, summarizing indigenous settlements over four millennia, and describing European explorations from the Norse period to recent years.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Lands That Hold One Spellbound by Spencer Apollonio

Offers an history of East Greenland. This book summarises indigenous settlements over four millennia and describes European explorations since the Norse. It recounts each of the European and American expeditions, relying on the explorers' original accounts, as well as on the author's narration.
"Far north, hidden behind grim barriers of pack ice, are lands that hold one spellboundGigantic imaginary gates, with hinges set in the horizon, seem to guard these lands. Slowly the gates swing open, and one enters another world where men are insignificant amid the awesome immensity of lonely mountains, fjords and glaciers." -- Louise Boyd, photographer, 1935
Spencer Apollonio is a retired marine biologist and a fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA). He has made 14 trips to the Arctic and, in the 1960s, established AINA's Devon Island Research Station.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781552382400
ISBN 10 1552382400
Title Lands That Hold One Spellbound
Author Spencer Apollonio
Series Northern Lights
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Calgary Press
Year published 2008-08-30
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.