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  1. by Barry Lopez. Start Free Trial. Analysis. Questions & Answers. Arctic Dreams. PDF Cite. As terrestrial frontiers go, the circumpolar regions have long been man’s most formidable and...

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  2. Anna Badkhen on an American Classic. Violence bookends Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams. The narrative begins with a gory recreation of an instance of whale slaughter by 19th-century Europeans, who in unholy pursuit of blubber and baleen left in their wake the carcasses of hundreds of flenched whales.

  3. Turtleback, 2001 - Nature - 464 pages. Barry Lopez's National Book Award-winning classic study of the Far North is widely considered his masterpiece. Lopez offers a thorough examination of this...

  4. Lopez is intensely concerned with the kinds of dreams and desires that such. searches produce. One form of the dreams and desires the Arctic affords us is chimerical, transitory, disappointing, and even destructive, while the other kind is real, enduring, inspirational, and revitalizing.

  5. What makes 'Arctic Dreams' unique? 'Arctic Dreams' is unique in its lyrical and evocative writing style, which combines scientific exploration with poetic descriptions of the Arctic environment. It offers a deep and multidimensional understanding of the Arctic.

  6. Oct 2, 2001 · The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez explores the many-faceted wonders of the Far North: its...

  7. Based on Barry Lopez’s years spent traveling the Arctic regions in the company of Eskimo hunting parties and scientific expeditions alike, Arctic Dreams investigates the unique terrain of the...

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