About this title: Don Starkell decided to paddle a kayak from Hudson Bay 3,000 miles through the Northwest Passage. Paddle to the Arctic is Don's diary of his journey from Churchill, Manitoba, north and then west all the way to Tuktoyaktuk, close to Alaska. The voyage took him three Arctic summers. Each attempt almost cost him his life. The first year, aged fifty-seven and "very scared", Don paddled north through the thawing ice-fields. How he survived a spill in frigid waters miles from shore before fighting his way home is in itself an incredible story. On his return to Churchill he was greeted by a local ...
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Date Published: 2000-03-25
ISBN-13:9780771082658ISBN:0771082657
Description: Very Good. Clean unmarked cover. Clean unmarked cover. Bumped Corners. Has some shelf wear. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. SAVE Money on S and Handling, buy more than one book from us as a time! Items are from a smoke free and air conditioned environment. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Toronto: McCLelland & Stewart 1995
ISBN-13:9780771082481ISBN:0771082487
Description: Mass market paperback. VG. Very slight slant on spine otherwise would be Fine. Prior owners name inside. ISBN: 0771082487. lc53. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780771082399ISBN:0771082398
Description: About Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The incredible story of a kayak quest across the roof of the world. 313pp, photo illustrated, maps. Near new copy, very clean and fresh. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1995
Description: Near Fine jacket. Starkell paddles a kayak 3000 miles from Hudson Bay through the Northwest Passage. Photos. Fine in a Near Fine jacket.8vo, 313. M & S advertising letter laid in. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780771082399ISBN:0771082398
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 313 pages. Square solid copy with light wear on dust jacket from rubbing. "Don's diary of his journey from Churchill, Manitoba, north and then west all the way to Tuktoyaktuk, close to Alaska. The voyage took him three arctic summers. Each attempt almost cost him his life. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780771082399ISBN:0771082398
Description: Jun1006-02. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very Good in Very Good jacket Very Good in Very Good jacket NEW condition. No bumps, no creases. Give inscription on half-title page. NEVER READ. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 312 p. Jun1006-02; Arctic/Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography; Description and travel; Essays & Travelogues; General; Kayaking; Non-Fiction; Northwest Passage; Sea kayaking; Sports & Recreation; Starkell, Don; Travel. read more
Edition: 1st Prining
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780771082399ISBN:0771082398
Description: 312pp. illustrated. Light partial crease down centre of spine (which can happen to a dusltwrapper when removed while reading). Otherwise a vg+ copy in a vg+ dustwrapper with no tears. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780771082399ISBN:0771082398
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author "By kayak paddled on freezing seas, by sled dragged across the ice, Don Starkell fought his way through the Northwest Passage. From Churchill on Hudson Bay to Tuktoyaktuk on the western Arctic coast he battled ice, gales, capsizes, polar bears, and starvation. Companions by the way as he pursued his driven quest to reach Tuk before freeze-up. Life with the man who wrote PADDLE TO THE AMAZON is never dull. His diary of his 3, 000-mile ... read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
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