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Article: A Prehistory of the North: Human Settlement of the Higher Latitudes.(Book Review)
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- December 1, 2005
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A PREHISTORY OF THE NORTH: HUMAN SETTLEMENT OF THE HIGHER LATITUDES. By JOHN F. HOFFECKER. Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8135-3469-0. xv + 227 p., maps, b & w illus., notes, bib., index. Softbound. US$29.95.
We've all been taught that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover. This book's cover bears its title. A Prehistory of the North: Human Settlement of the Higher Latitudes, and a polar projection map showing parts of the Arctic. Both prove the old adage true: neither the title nor the map provides a really good guide to the contents of this book. I spent a lot of time trying to think what a more accurate title might have been, ...
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