Two in the Far NorthReminiscences of life in Fairbanks, Alaska, from 1911 to 1924, with accounts of three expeditions into the Arctic with her biologist husband, who illustrated this book. |
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Page 223
... tent . Tent pegs next , and Olaus patiently showed me how to tie them . By the time we reached this point Jack Horner had his wickiup all pitched , under a big tree down the bank , and had come to observe the elaborate ways of white ...
... tent . Tent pegs next , and Olaus patiently showed me how to tie them . By the time we reached this point Jack Horner had his wickiup all pitched , under a big tree down the bank , and had come to observe the elaborate ways of white ...
Page 266
... tent rolls ashore . We picked a site for the tents . Olaus and I set ours up while Martin , tethered to a tree or his box , crawled about in an ecstasy of freedom and Jess built the supper fire . Into the tent went our sleeping bags ...
... tent rolls ashore . We picked a site for the tents . Olaus and I set ours up while Martin , tethered to a tree or his box , crawled about in an ecstasy of freedom and Jess built the supper fire . Into the tent went our sleeping bags ...
Page 385
... tent . At eight - thirty this morning I heard George and Brina talking in the cook tent , so I just stayed where I was for a while . By the time I crawled out everyone was enjoying very good pancakes made by Brina and cooked on the ...
... tent . At eight - thirty this morning I heard George and Brina talking in the cook tent , so I just stayed where I was for a while . By the time I crawled out everyone was enjoying very good pancakes made by Brina and cooked on the ...
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