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The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic
The Long Exile A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic
Author: Melanie McGrath
In 1952, the Canadian government forcibly relocated three dozen Inuit from their flourishing home on the Hudson Bay to the barren, arctic landscape of Ellesmere Island, the most northerly landmass on the planet. Among this group was Josephie Flaherty, the unrecognized, half-Inuit son of filmmaker Robert Flaherty, director of Nanook of the Nor...  more ». In a narrative rich with human drama, Melanie McGrath follows three generations of the Flaherty family -Robert, Josephie, and Josephie's daughters- to bring this extraordinary tale of deception and harsh deprivation to life.
ISBN-13: 9781400032884
ISBN-10: 1400032881
Publication Date: 4/8/2008
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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