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Arctic Solitaire. Paul Souders
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isbn 9781680511055
Автор произведения Paul Souders
Жанр Биографии и Мемуары
Издательство Ingram
ARCTIC SOLITAIRE
ARCTIC SOLITAIRE
A BOAT, A BAY,
AND THE QUEST FOR
THE PERFECT BEAR
PAUL SOUDERS
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Copyright © 2018 Paul Souders
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Design and layout: Kate Basart/Union Pageworks
Cartographer: Lohnes+Wright
All photographs by the author unless credited otherwise
Cover photograph: Polar bear peering over iceberg, Repulse Bay, Nunavut
Last page: A polar bear swims near Hall Islands along Hudson Bay near the Arctic Circle.
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ISBN (paperback): 978-1-68051-104-8
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-68051-105-5
For Janet. You are the star that guides me home.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 7The River and the Bay
CHAPTER 23Prisoner of the Wind
AUTHOR’S NOTE
This book had its origins in the journals and notes I kept during four solo boat trips to Canada’s Hudson Bay, in the summers between 2012 and 2015. These northern journeys began as a sort of lark: could I step out my front door and travel overland to the shores of a cold and mysterious sea, then head off by boat to see wild animals and have some adventures? I never thought to ask whether any of this was possible, advisable, or even strictly legal. I went north to photograph polar bears, and at each day’s end, I scribbled down, in long hand, my experiences as a photographer and accident-prone boater. It is, at its heart, a personal recounting of my impressions and memories from travels during which I was often tired and afraid and very much alone. Time and distance have faded memory, but I have done my best to retain the accuracy of