Totem Poles: An Altitude SuperGuide [Paperback]

Paat Kramer (Author), Pat Kramer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

This book is the same as the English title, only with a full German text.

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From the Back Cover

The First Peoples of the Pacific coast recorded their history and preserved their legends, myths and stories on spectacularly-carved totem poles. This Altitude SuperGuide helps you to understand the ÏlanguageÓ of these totem poles. Soar with the Thunderbird or tempt the unwary with Dzunkwa, while experiencing the legends of the First PeoplesÌ past and present. Pat Kramer spent many years researching the historical material as well as working closely with the First Peoples themselves in order to bring a fresh and revealing view on these incredible living artifacts.

About the Author

Pat Kramer writes special interest guides for travellers who yearn to discover western Canada. She writes not for the generic tourists, but for travel connoisseurs who delight in well planned trips filled with hidden wonders that are often overlooked. Because she is a part-time tour director, her books concentrate on visitor's best loved attractions. It will be difficult for you to read about these places without wanting to get up and see them for yourself. Pat maintains several Web pages using keywords from her book titles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Altitude Publishing (Canada); Revised edition (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551536390
• ISBN-13: 978-1551536392
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,483,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars completely beautiful!, February 11, 2003

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Totem Poles; An Altitude SuperGuide (Paperback)

If you have ever been fascinated by totem poles & wanted to know more about them, how they are carved, what ceremonies are associated with them, like the grand Potlatch, then this is the book for you!

After Pat Kramer offers Acknowledgements to all who guided her, she takes us on a wondrous tour of The Origins and History of Totem Poles; Totem Pole Symbols and Ceremonies; Identifying Totem Figures; Land of the Totem Poles with a Recommended Reading and Index section.

There are maps of both where the First People live & where the ancient & modern totem poles can be found.

Clearly written in columnar layout like a magazine with the page tops color-coded for easy access & referral. A treasure to keep.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real superguide, November 23, 2006

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Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Totem Poles: An Altitude SuperGuide (Paperback)

An Altitude SuperGuide: Totem Poles by Pat Kramer is the perfect guide for anybody wanting to know more about Totem Poles or anybody who wishes to visit the Pacific coast. The book is broken into four parts. The first chapter deals with the origins and history of Totem Poles. The second deals with symbols and ceremonies. The third part deals with identifying the Totem figures from Bear to Wolf. The last chapter deals with where you can find authentic, well-designed, totem poles and totem pole collections. I got the book from a store when visiting Stanley Park in Vancouver and used it while visiting Ketchican, Juneau and Sitka Alaska. It really does help understand the importance and beauty of the Totem Pole to Native culture and to Alaska's history.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Totem Poles: An Altitude SuperGuide, May 12, 2007

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Janine A. Viveiros - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Totem Poles: An Altitude SuperGuide (Paperback)

There are nice photos in this book. I wasn't crazy about the way the book was organized. It is broken up in little chucks of imformation. It just wasn't easy to get through.