Men of the tundra : Eskimos at war
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Men of the tundra : Eskimos at war
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by Muktuk Marston (Marvin R. Marston) ; with an introduction by Ernest Gruening and an epilogue by C.F. Necrason.
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New York : October House, [1969]
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227 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Abstract:
A story of epic dimensions and significance. It is an Iliad: the tale of a whole people, the Eskimos of Alaska-at war. Marston's personal account which is also one of the truest pictures of the Eskimo people-of his adventures in northern and western Alaska following Pearl Harbor.
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UAA/APU CONSORTIUM: The Rare Books copy is part of the William J. Tobin papers located in the Library's Archives and Special Collections.
UAA/APU CONSORTIUM: The Rare Books copy is part of the Walter J. Hickel papers located in the Library's Archives and Special Collections.
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Contents:
Conception of a Tundra Army -- I enter military service in World War II -- Visit to St. Lawrence Island -- Plan for a Tundra Army -- Eskimo call to arms -- "I go to the dogs" -- Alaska hospitality home -- Trail to Shishmaref -- Lost River -- Homeward bound -- Vanishing patriarchs of the Arctic -- "Beam in thine own eye" -- I go native -- Jade Mountain -- Men and dogs against the elements and little men -- "Fish and chips is great!" -- Regular army and tundra army -- Military investigation of ATG -- Farewell to the Tundra Army -- Postscript: the Tundra Army today.