The First Chinook.The First Chinook Chinook, indigenous people of North America Chinook (shĭn  k`, chĭ–), Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. David Pagel The Kenspeckle Ken´spec`kle a. 1. Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized. Letterpress 394 Lake Avenue South, Suite 701, Duluth, MN 55802 0976467607 $16.95 1-866-727-3706 www.kenspeckleletterpress.com The First Chinook by David Pagel is the story of Arthur T. Walden and his legendary sled dog, Chinook. Impressively illustrated by Rick Allen's woodcuts and engravings, the story begins in the mid-winter of 1917 when a golden-colored puppy was born in New Hampshire. Over the next 12 years Arthur's enthusiastic dog would set mushing records, help popularize pop·u·lar·ize tr.v. pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es 1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle. 2. the sport of sled dog racing, and become the progenitor pro·gen·i·tor n. 1. A direct ancestor. 2. An originator of a line of descent. progenitor ancestor, including parent. progenitor cell stem cells. of a new breed of sled dog named after Chinook, finally traveling with Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his First Antarctic Expedition in 1928. Written in rhyming verse in the style of classic Yukon ballads, and illustrated with more than 40 colorful and stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. wood engravings, The First Chinook is a delightful picturebook filled with true stories of adventure. |
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