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Arctic Wild
Arctic Wild
Arctic Wild
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Arctic Wild

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 6, 2016
ISBN9781473356801
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Lois Crisler and her husband spent 18 months living in the wild on the arctic tundra as part of a wildlife documentary film assignment, photographing and filming caribou migrations and raising two litters of free range (more or less) wolf pups stolen for them by Eskimos. The book is captivating and brilliant and brings unique insight from a highly unusual and personal perspective so while it has some weak sides too, I really enjoyed reading it and may read it again. It is a slow book... I initially found Lois' writing style unfocused and chatty, chronicling practical preparations and circumstances and not really getting to a point. Even the occasional danger-charged visits by roaming grizzlies seemed tedious. I'm not complaining about it, I think the pragmatism and slowness realistically reflects the character of such a journey, but I must admit I skipped through some of the first 75 pages, bored. Once Lois and Cris get their first two wolf pups and situate in their desolate tundra camp, a unique and intensely quiet story unfolds, stunningly beautiful in its vivid descriptions of the seasonal transformations of the tundra and the everyday life and death dramas of its wild inhabitants that otherwise take place largely unobserved by humans. Reading it was almost like being there, overwhelmed by the Big freezing darkness, chronic snow storms that aren't really snowstorms, and Northern Lights. The essence of the story is the couple's bond with and growing understanding of their adopted wolf pups that run free on the tundra (eventually), travel and hunt and get themselves in trouble like wild wolves do. These observations, musing and overcoming of merciless obstacles, along with the photographic documentation, provide a unique and intense insight into wolves' natural behaviour which pioneered the understanding of wolf behaviour in their time and perhaps still do, although much more is known about wolves in the wild today.That said, there are also things about the book I don't like. Lois' emotional and dreamy prose worried me at times and seemed naive or even irresponsible; some of the couple's choices seem to bring predictable ethical challenges that I don't understand they didn't prepare for ahead of time, since they clearly are people who care about consequences, and in many ways relate to the wolves as if they were their adopted children. At times it was as if the story was the top of the iceberg of an underlying epic drama between good & evil; or between the brilliance of the Wild VS the mediocrity of Civilisation. I didn't like Lois' "spiritualising" of the wolves, and her scarcely concealed contempt for dogs (as I perceived it). The wolves are shining free spirits, the dogs the pity slaves of civilisation; their spirit corrupted and their hearts "fierce" (whereas "the wolves' hearts are gentle")... according to Lois. A black and white world view which doesn't benefit the animals or Lois' decision making capabilities or ability to make observe animals objectively (and she clearly doesn't know much about dogs).In conclusion, Arctic Wild is a unique true story definitely worth reading for its deep personal insights into wolf behaviour and everyday wildlife on the arctic tundra, while it is also in some ways unsettling irrational and should be taken with a grain of salt.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    WoooHooo - thank goodness for internet, ebay, used book sellers, etc.
    Don't remember exactly where I found this copy, but I remembered that it was such a favorite book of mine from reading in high school. I've been to Alaska several times and always remember this book, so now I own it and have reread it and it's just as magical.
    Recommend.
    Read in 2008.

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Arctic Wild - Lois Crisler

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