A Northern Christmas

First published in 1941, A Northern Christmas is Rockwell Kent's uplifting account of the 1918 Christmas he spent with his 9-year old son in a one-room, moss-caulked log cabin on a remote Alaskan Island. Published here in its original format, with Kent's striking illustrations, this charming keepsake edition is sure to delight a new generation of readers.

About the author

ROCKWELL KENT (1872 - 1971) is perhaps best known for his illustrations for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and Moby Dick. Kent also created the "random house" that, despite revision throughout the years, has been the colophon of that company since its inception in 1928. Kent's other travel books include N by E, Wilderness, and Voyaging, all reissued by Wesleyan/UPNE. DOUG CAPRA teaches English in Seward, Alaska, where he has lived since 1971. He has written two books on Seward history and spent many years researching and writing about Kent in Alaska. His articles on Kent have appeared in such publications as Alaska Magazine and The Kent Collector.

Summary

How a father and son find the spirit of Christmas in the Alaskan wilderness.

Product details

• Authors: Rockwell Kent
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.1998
• EAN: 9780819563620
• ISBN: 978-0-8195-6362-0
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 174 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 122 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Nature; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales