>> To follow up on the note by Rich Dempsey: The book, Kabloona, written by a Frenchman at the turn of the century re. time spent with the Inuit when they were still a stone age people. Little to do with kayaking as I recall but then I read it some time ago. Still it affected me deeply to imagine these people and their ways - an awesome read. >> I also heartily recommend this book (the author is Gontran de Poncins, and the events take place in 1939, not at the turn of the century). It has nothing to do with kayaking, as I recall, but it is a fascinating read, not just for its portrayal of Inuit society and mores, but for the portrayal of the author's transition from being initially disgusted and baffled by Inuit ways to almost thinking like them. I found the Inuit in this book to be far more alien than most of the aliens in science fiction. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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