Snow Walker (The Farley Mowat Series) [Paperback]

Farley Mowat (Author), Charles Martin Smith (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: The Farley Mowat Series | Publication Date: August 18, 2004

Classic works by one of North America's greatest storytellers brought back to print in a new paperback series

Inspiration for the major motion picture from Infinity Media and First Look International

Central to Farley Mowat's writing is his quest to understand the often-forgotten native people of the vast arctic wilderness. In this moving collection, he allows these people to describe in their own words the adventures they experience as they struggle to survive in an isolated, untamed land. Stories of survival and courage, of superstition and fate, of uncompromising loyalty to family and tribe are presented here, offering a vivid portrait of a people whose existence is often beyond the comprehension of modern man.

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About the Author

Farley Mowat is one of the world's foremost nature writers and conservationists. He is the author of 39 books, including Never Cry Wolf, Sea of Slaughter, and The Snow Walker. He and his wife, Claire Mowat, divide their time between Ontario and Nova Scotia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; Revised edition (August 18, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811731464
• ISBN-13: 978-0811731461
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A northern light., July 24, 2002

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Wesley L. Janssen (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snow Walker (Mass Market Paperback)

Canada's poet-biologist-sociologist, Farley Mowat, is the almost invisible traveler in this journey across the snow swept northern barrens. He illuminates a place which most of us will never know. From its land forms to its creatures to the lives and thoughts of its native peoples. An engrossing collection of storytelling that could only be the product of the writers intimacy with place.
Says Mowat, "The northern people are happy when snow lies heavy on the land. They welcome the first snow in autumn, and often regret its passing in the spring. Snow is their friend. Without it they would have perished or -- almost worse from their point of view -- they would long since have been driven south to join us in our frenetic rush to wherever it is that we are bound."

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Winter's Reading, February 21, 2000

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steve androvette (Oakland,Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow Walker (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved this book as much as any that I've ever read.I'm not sure where Mr.Mowat found his ideas for these stories,but it sure seems like they are 'true myths' of the North that he has discov- ered through talking to Arctic/Nordic inhabitants. All of these tales are deeply inspiring,and terrific reads.Especially if,like myself,you enjoyed the Jack London Northern Tales.I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates stories about men and animals overcoming tremen- dous obstacles to survive in 'their' climate.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Snow Walker, March 19, 2006

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Chrissy K. McVay "Writer" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snow Walker (The Farley Mowat Series) (Paperback)

This is a great collection of stories in classic Farley Mowat style; compelling. A fantastic movie was made of one of the short stories in the collection and also titled 'Snow Walker', but read the book first. He's written many wonderful books, but my favorite tales will always be of the Inuit where his love of the people and their culture shines through.
Chrissy K. McVay
author of 'Souls of the North Wind'