MAINE TO GREENLAND: EXPLORING THE MARITIME FAR NORTHEAST By Wilfred E. Richard

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ISBN-10
1588343774
Publication Name
Smithsonian Books
Type
Hardcover
ISBN
9781588343772
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-10
1588343774
ISBN-13
9781588343772
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143725568

Product Key Features

Book Title
Maine to Greenland : Exploring the Maritime Far Northeast
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / Northeast / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Canada / Atlantic Provinces (NB, Nl, ns, Pe), Ecology, Earth Sciences / General, Europe / Iceland & Greenland
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Travel, Science
Author
Wilfred E. Richard, William Fitzhugh
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
52.2 Oz
Item Length
11.2 in
Item Width
9.3 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The book is a must for anyone who loves this part of the world or, for that matter, who cares about climate change, sustainability and the future of the planet." - Chicago Tribune "Richard's magnificent photographs especially make it a handsome addition to the coffee table, a subtitle of which might have been, 'Everything you wanted to know about the region, but didn't know you wanted to know.' ... The Smithsonian has done its researchers proud with a book that is beautifully produced and designed. Anyone with any interest in the Maritime Far Northeast will find Maine to Greenland as rich a treasure trove as the lands it explores so attentively." - Portland Press Herald
Photographed by
Richard, Wilfred E.
Dewey Decimal
917.15
Table Of Content
Preface by William W. Fitzhugh and Wilfred E. Richard CHAPTER 1. EXPLORING THE MARITIME FAR NORTHEAST Polar Explorers: Peary and MacMillan by Susan A. Kaplan CHAPTER 2. CLIMATE CHALLENGE AND HUMAN ADAPTATION Transit of the Petermann Ice Island by Wilfred E. Richard Coastal Ecological Dynamics of the Northwest Atlantic by Walter Adey CHAPTER 3. MAINE -THE SOUTHERN ANCHOR CHAPTER 4. THE CANADIAN MARITIME PROVINCES The International Appalachian Trail by Wilfred E. Richard Seal Hunting Controversy L'Anse aux Meadows Norse Site CHAPTER 5. QUEBEC'S LOWER NORTH SHORE - GATEWAY TO NORTH AMERICA Rev. Robert Bryan: The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Voyaging to Quebec by Wilfred E. Richard CHAPTER 6. LABRADOR - SETTLERS, MORAVIANS, AND INUIT Exploring the Torngat Coast by Wilfred E. Richard CHAPTER 7. NUNAVUT - INUIT, WHALERS, AND EXPLORERS Adventures on the Floe Edge Around Bylot Island by Wilfred E. Richard Auyuittuq National Park by Wilfred E. Richard Quttiniroaaq National Park by Wilfred E. Richard CHAPTER 8. GREENLAND - SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE CHAPTER 9. GREENLAND - NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE From Ilulissat (Jakobshaun), Greenland to Owl's Head, Maine by Wilfred E. Richard JOURNEY'S END Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Maine to Greenland is a testament to one of the world's great geographic regions: the Maritime Far Northeast. For more than three decades, William W. Fitzhugh and Wilfred E. Richard have explored the Northeast's Atlantic corridor and its fascinating history, habitat, and culture. The authors' powerful personal essays and Richard's stunning photography transport readers to this vibrant region, joining Smithsonian archaeological expeditions and trekking in vast and amazing terrain. Following Fitzhugh and Richard's travels north--from Maine to the Canadian Maritimes, Newfoundland and northern Quebec, then to Labrador, Baffin and Ellesmere islands, and Greenland--we view incredible landscapes, uncover human history, and meet luminous personalities along the way. Fully illustrated with 350 full-color photographs, Maine to Greenland is the first in-depth treatment of the Northeast Atlantic corridor and essential for armchair travelers, locals, tourists, or anyone who has journeyed there. Today green technology, climate change, and the opening of the Arctic Ocean have transformed the Maritime Far Northeast from an icy frontier into a global resource zone and an increasingly integrated international crossroads. In our rapidly converging world, we have much to learn from the Maritime Far Northeast and how its variety of cultures have adapted to rather than changed their environments during the past ten thousand years. Maine to Greenland is not only a complete account of the region's unique culture and environment, but also a timely reminder that amidst the very real consequences of climate change, the inhabitants of the Maritime Far Northeast can show us grounded and sustainable ways of living.
LC Classification Number
F1035.8.F47 2014

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