· The classic first book from one of the world's best-loved storytellers, Farley Mowat's unforgettable account of a people driven nearly to extinction by the trespasses of Western culture. In , the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered 7, souls; by , when twenty-five-year-old Farley Mowat began a two-year stay in the Arctic Brand: Hachette Books. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for 'People of the Deer' by Farley Mowat at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!End date: . Farley McGill Mowat () was born in Belleville, Ontario. The author of more than forty books, he was a popular and distinguished naturalist and conservationist whose internationally acclaimed novels, books for young readers, and memoirs have been translated into fifty-two languages and have sold more than seventeen million www.doorway.rus: 2.
Here, in this classic and first book to demonstrate the mammoth literary talent that would produce some of the most memorable books of the next half-century, best-selling author Farley Mowat chronicles his harrowing experiences. People of the Deer is the lyrical ethnography of a beautiful and endangered society. Farley McGill Mowat, OC ( - May 6, ) was a Canadian writer and www.doorway.ru works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer () and Never Cry Wolf (). The latter, an account of his experiences with wolves in the Arctic, was made. Farley Mowat is probably Canada's best author. His most commercially successful work, "Never Cry Wolf" was adapted for the big screen, too. "People of the Deer" is about Mowat's time spent studying the Native people known as the Ihalmuit, and their nomadic lives following the enormous Caribou herds and migrations in the far north of Canada.
People of the Deer-Farley Mowat In , the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by , when Farley Mowat began his two-year stay in the Arctic, the population had fallen to just forty. With them, he observed for the first time the phenomenon that. People of the Deer. Farley Mowat, Farley Mowat. Published by Pyramid, ISBN X ISBN Seller: Free Shipping Books, Ogden, UT, U.S.A. Contact seller. Seller Rating: Used - Softcover. Condition: GOOD. People of the Deer is the lyrical portrait of a beautiful and endangered society, and a mournful reproach to those who would manipulate and destroy indigenous cultures anywhere in the world. Most of all, it is a tribute to the last People of the Deer, the Ihalmiut, whose calamitous encounter with modern civilization resulted in their tragic decline.
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