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Reprint, with a new preface, of a widely read account first published in 1942 (Dodd, Mead and Company) and subsequently reprinted at least 19 times by the original New York publisher over a period of 40 years. The author arrived in Barrow in 1886, and a planned two-year stay lasted for nearly 60 years. He was the first non-Native and for years the only one to live year-round with the Inupiaq on the Arctic coast of Alaska, learning their language and customs and marrying into the community. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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<div><div><i>Fifty Years Below Zero</i> is an engrossing account by Charles Brower, the "King of the Arctic," of his life in the north. Brower shares his knowledge of whaling, pioneering, and Alaska Native life and customs before statehood, chronicling a period of important and rapid change in Alaska history with insight and humor. His story is also full of high adventure and rich with details about the many visitors who became his friends--explorers, whalers, traders, and missionaries. This volume is an excellent companion to the oral biography of Harry Brower, Jr., the son of Charles Brower, entitled <i>The Whales, They Give Themselves</i> (University of Alaska Press 2004).</div></div>
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