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Item Information   Holdings     Author Notes & Sketches     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Summary     Table of Contents       More by this author     Taliaferro, John, 1952-     Subjects     Lopp, William Thomas, 1864-1939.     Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge, 1868-1947.     Bear (Ship)     Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898)     Whaling ships -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.     Reindeer -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.     Missionaries -- Alaska -- Prince of Wales, Cape -- Biography.     Eskimos -- Alaska -- Prince of Wales, Cape -- History -- 19th century.     Barrow, Point (Alaska) -- History -- 19th century.     Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska) -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Taliaferro, John, 1952-       by title:      In a far country : t...         MARC Display

In a far country : the true story of a mission, a marriage, a murder, and the remarkable reindeer rescue of 1898 / John Taliaferro. by Taliaferro, John, 1952- New York : PublicAffairs, c2006. c2006. Subjects Lopp, William Thomas, 1864-1939.   Lopp, Ellen Louise Kittredge, 1868-1947.   Bear (Ship)   Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898)   Whaling ships -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.   Reindeer -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point -- History -- 19th century.   Missionaries -- Alaska -- Prince of Wales, Cape -- Biography.   Eskimos -- Alaska -- Prince of Wales, Cape -- History -- 19th century.   Barrow, Point (Alaska) -- History -- 19th century.   Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska) -- Biography. Format:  No. of Holds for all sites :  0 Summary:  In the fall of 1897, eight whaling ships became trapped in the ice on Alaska's northern coast. Without relief, two hundred whalers would starve to death by winter's end. Mercifully, an extraordinary missionary, Tom Lopp, and seven Eskimo herders embarked on a harrowing journey to save the whalers, driving four hundred reindeer more than seven hundred untracked miles. At the heart of the rescue expedition lies another, in some ways more compelling, journey. In a Far Country is the personal odyssey of Tom and his wife Ellen Lopp— their commitment to the natives and the rugged but happy life they built for themselves amid a treeless tundra at the top of the world. The Lopps pulled through on grit and wits, on humility and humor, on trust and love, and by the grace of God. Their accomplishment would surely have received broader acclaim had it not been eclipsed by two simultaneous events: the Spanish- American War and the Alaska gold rush. The United States and its territories were transformed abruptly and irrevocably by these fits of expansionist fever, and despite the thoughtful, determined guidance of the Lopps, the natives of the North were soon overwhelmed by a force mightier than the fiercest Arctic winter: the twentieth century. Description:  x, 400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Electronic Link:  http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006009159.html   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Madison Library District Non-fiction 979.8 Taliaferro, John / In Checked out 05/10/2024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email Search Results to:

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