PIKE'S PORTAGE, Stories of a Distinguished Place, Edited by Morten Asfeldt & Bob Henderson (1st Ed. SIGNED)

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Author: Various. Edited by Morten Asfeldt and Bob Henderson. Published by Dundurn Group, Toronto, ON., 2010. 1st Edition. RARE: Signed & Dedicated by one of the Editors; Morten Asf eldt, along with a notation of the dates for their weeklong canoe journey. Printed in Canada by Transcontinental. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 325 pages. PIKE'S PORTAGE, is a collection of short stories dealing with contemporary issues, especially in the most fragile part of our globe - global warming and environmental, ecological and geo-political concerns. It also provides an overview of the Arctic region, from Canada to the North Sea. Pike’s Portage plays a very special role in the landscape of Canada’s Far North and its human history. It is both an ancient gateway and the funnel for early travel from the boreal forest of the Mackenzie River watershed to the vast open spaces of the subarctic taiga, better known as the "Barren Lands" of Canada. "This book is a rich and wonderful comopendium of stories about this area and the early white explorers, the Dene guides, the adventurers, the trappers, the misguided wanderers (like John Hornby) as well as the modern-day canoeists who passed this way. For the reader, it provides an absorbing escape into the past and the endless solitude of the northern wilderness." – Reviewed by George Luste, wilderness canoeist, physics professor (University of Toronto), and founder-organizer of the annual Wilderness Canoeing Symposium. 1st Edition & Signed by Editor ISBN: 9781554884605GC&C Stock #2176 Show more