An edition of In a far country (2006)
In a far country
the true story of a mission, a marriage, a murder, and the remarkable reindeer rescue in 1898.
By John Taliaferro
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Language
eng
Pages
400
Description:
Recounts Tom Lopp's 1897 journey to save two hundred whalers whose ships had become trapped in the ice on Alaska's northern coast, describing how Lopp and seven Eskimo herders risked their lives to drive four hundred reindeer across more than seven hundred untracked miles to save the strangers.
subjects: Eskimos, Missionaries, Whaling ships, Bear (Ship), Reindeer, Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898), History, Biography, Overland Relief Expedition. fast (OCoLC)fst01410619, Bear (Ship.), Overland Relief Expedition 1897-1898, Missionaries, biography, Alaska, biography, Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006024261, Overland Relief Expedition (1897-1898) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006024261 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n2006024261
People: Ellen Louise Kittredge Lopp (1868-1947), William Thomas Lopp (1864-1939)
Places: Alaska, Barrow, Point (Alaska), Cape (Alaska) Prince of Wales, Cape Prince of Wales, Point (Alaska) Barrow, Point Barrow, Prince of Wales, Cape (Alaska)
Times: 19th century