Hess, an award-winning photographer and writer, reveals the harsh Arctic landscape and the richly complex way of life it has wrought for the Inupiat Eskimos of Alaska. Having earned the trust of the community, he was invited to document, over a number of years, their annual bowhead hunt. Rather than romanticizing the Inupiat or the hunt itself, he shows their history and traditions juxtaposed against contemporary life. Through his numerous stark and beautiful duotone photographs, the reader can recognize the importance of ...
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Hess, an award-winning photographer and writer, reveals the harsh Arctic landscape and the richly complex way of life it has wrought for the Inupiat Eskimos of Alaska. Having earned the trust of the community, he was invited to document, over a number of years, their annual bowhead hunt. Rather than romanticizing the Inupiat or the hunt itself, he shows their history and traditions juxtaposed against contemporary life. Through his numerous stark and beautiful duotone photographs, the reader can recognize the importance of this whaling tradition to a people who continue to survive and who find joy in that survival, against great odds.
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Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $8.07, very good condition, Sold by eQuip Online rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Aliquippa, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books.
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Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books.
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Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $14.15, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $37.43, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books.
Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $83.00, like new condition, Sold by Gene W. Baade Books on West rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Renton, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books, Seattle, 2005.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st printing. Oblong 4to cloth & boards. 224pp. Illustrated with black & white photos. Signed & dated by Hess in the year of publication, shortly after publication. A remarkable book & now very scarce signed & in 1st edition hardcover. Fine copy. The dj, however, has a 1 1/4" closed tear near the top of the backstrip & edging onto the front panel. Nothing major unless you need a perfect copy.
Add this copy of Gift of the Whale the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $84.00, very good condition, Sold by Gene W. Baade Books on West rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Renton, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket. 4to oblong cloth & boards. 224pp. Illustrated with dramatic & informative excellent duotone photos. Signed & dated by Hess in year of publication. An important book on the Inupiat of the Arctic & their thousands of years of hunting tradition. Very slight corner bump to covers & slight crease in dj near corner of top panel. Else fine.
Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $97.55, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books.
Add this copy of Gift of the Whale: the Inupiat Bowhead Hunt, a Sacred to cart. $106.87, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Sasquatch Books.
