Title |
Polar dream : : the first solo expedition by a woman and her dog to the magnetic North Pole
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Names |
Thayer, Helen.
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Book Number |
DBC17020
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
In 1988, fifty-year-old Thayer and her new Inuit husky dog, Charlie, set off for a month-long trek to the North Pole. They encounter polar bears and raging storms. One storm was so fierce that their supplies were lost and Thayer's face was cut and her vision was impaired.
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Narrator |
Lewis, Ann.
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Local Subject |
History - History of the American West - HUSW
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Short Book - SH
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Audience Notes |
Female narrator.
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LC Subject |
Women explorers - Washington (State)
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Arctic regions - Description and travel
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North Pole - Description and travel
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Nonfiction
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Call Number |
917.1955 B
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Language |
English
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Released |
2002
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Publication Info |
Seattle : Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, 2002
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: Troutdale, Or. : NewSage Press, c2002. 9780939165452
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