Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape
Barry Lopez leads readers on a journey of the mind and heart into a place that grips the imagination and invigorates the soul. Set amidst the shimmering seas of Northern ice, Arctic Dreams is part adventure tale and part meditation on the art of exploration. The book dazzles with the wonder of the aurora borealis; the awesome power of polar bears and killer whales; the monumental grandeur of migrating icebergs; and the beauty and nobility of the Arctic's indigenous people.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Bantam
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN-13
- 9780553263961
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Topics
- Arctic explorationNature and wildlifeIndigenous cultures
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1986)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1986)
Other awarded books from Barry Lopez
- Of Wolves and Men
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