Why read A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast?

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""A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast"" is a captivating narrative of a journey undertaken by Hudson Stuck and his team of dog sleds along the Arctic coast. The book provides a detailed account of their experiences as they traverse through the harsh winter conditions of the Arctic terrain. The…

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1 author picked A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Mary F. Ehrlander

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The vivid depictions of the exquisite Arctic landscape, of Inupiaq social life and culture, and of the tender relationship between the cleric author and his Athabascan/Dena’ trail guide Walter Harper thoroughly engrossed me. I found the British-born scholarly author’s tone and voice utterly charming, and his sincere appreciation for the Inupiaq people and their culture deeply moving.

This book shatters stereotypes of ethnocentric missionaries who went to destroy Indigenous languages and cultures and sought to “change Natives into white men.” It illustrates the variability among missionaries and denominations that introduced Christianity to the peoples of the North. As a historian,…

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