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Fifty Years Below Zero: A Lifetime of Adventure in the Far North (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780912006680)
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xFifty Years Below Zero is an engrossing account by Charles Brower, the "King of the Arctic," of his life in the north. Brower shares his knowledge of whaling, pioneering, and Alaska Native life and customs before statehood, chronicling a period of important and rapid change in Alaska history with insight and humor. His story is also full of high adventure and rich with details about the many visitors who became his friends--explorers, whalers, traders, and missionaries. This volume is an excellent companion to the oral biography of Harry Brower, Jr., the son of Charles Brower, entitled The Whales, They Give Themselves (University of Alaska Press 2004).
Author: Charles Brower
ISBN-10: 0912006684
ISBN-13: 9780912006680
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/1994
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.09h x 6.02w x 0.98d
Author: Charles Brower
ISBN-10: 0912006684
ISBN-13: 9780912006680
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/1994
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.09h x 6.02w x 0.98d
By Charles Brower
xCharles Brower, the "King of the Arctic," was born in New York City in 1863. At the age of twenty, he was invited to join a small party to investigate coal mining possibilities near Cape Lisburne, Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean. Attracted by the lure of wide horizons and far places, he accepted the invitation. Except for occasional visits "Outside," Brower remained within the Arctic Circle for the rest of his life, living and working at Point Barrow, Alaska, where he died in 1945.
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