The Top of the World by Welthy Honsinger Fisher is a memoir of the author's travels to the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska in the early 20th century. Fisher was a missionary and social worker who was passionate about helping the Inuit people and improving their living conditions.The book chronicles Fisher's adventures as she travels by dog sled and boat to remote villages and settlements, where she meets and works with the Inuit people. She describes their way of life, their customs and traditions, and the challenges ...
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The Top of the World by Welthy Honsinger Fisher is a memoir of the author's travels to the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska in the early 20th century. Fisher was a missionary and social worker who was passionate about helping the Inuit people and improving their living conditions.The book chronicles Fisher's adventures as she travels by dog sled and boat to remote villages and settlements, where she meets and works with the Inuit people. She describes their way of life, their customs and traditions, and the challenges they face in the harsh Arctic environment.Fisher's experiences in the Arctic also highlight the impact of colonialism and the efforts of missionaries to convert the Inuit people to Christianity. She reflects on the complex relationship between the Inuit and the outsiders who came to their land, as well as the challenges of cross-cultural communication and understanding.Throughout the book, Fisher's passion for social justice and her commitment to helping the Inuit people shine through. Her writing is vivid and engaging, bringing to life the beauty and harshness of the Arctic landscape and the resilience and strength of the Inuit people.Overall, The Top of the World is a fascinating and insightful memoir that offers a unique perspective on the history and culture of the Arctic regions and the people who call them home.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good with no dustjacket. Ex-library copy in average condition. Overall light wear. No writing or marks in text.; Illustrated with many photos.; 8vo; 178 pages.
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NY 1926 1st edition Abingdon. Hardcover octavo. Dark Green cloth with grey and white picture of moutains skyline and title in bright gilt. 178p. 32 photo illustrations. VG++ bookstore stamp on front end page; hinges secure and unbroken. Text clean and bright. no DJ. Travel in Himalayas with much on Buddhism.
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Very good. Minor shelf wear. Pictorial boards are clean and vibrant. Pages clean, binding sturdy. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book New York: Abingdon Press, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition decorated American trade binding in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean unfaded green cloth boards with gray and white mountain and clouds scene on cover with gray line border, bright gold lettering; bright gold lettering with small mountain scene on spine. No bumping or fraying; very faint light scratch to cover. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound-no cracking. All text pages and photos are clean and bright with gilt upper page edges (some dust-speckling to foredges, a little browning to endpapers). Brief previous owner inscription neatly penned on front free endpaper and dated Dec. 25, 1927. Illustrated with beautiful photographs of the Himilayas. Laid in is an old newspaper article about the author and her travels from the Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) January 17, 1974. 178 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), unchipped, with several short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A record of a remarkable journey to the mountains of the Himalayas.