Took, Roger. Running with Reindeer: Encounters in Russian Lapland.TOOK, Roger. Running with reindeer reindeer, ruminant mammal, genus Rangifer, of the deer family, found in arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. It is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers. ; encounters in Russian Lapland. Westview Press. (387 Park Ave South, NY, NY 10016). 365p. index. c2004. 0-8133-4300-3. $17.95. A Roger Took is a British art historian and museum curator CURATOR, persons, contracts. One who has been legally appointed to take care of the interests of one who, on account of his youth, or defect of his understanding, or for some other cause, is unable to attend to them himself. 2. who decided in the 1990s that it would be interesting to visit Russian Lapland because so little was known about it. It seemed to be one of the great wildernesses of the Earth. He prepared himself by learning to shoot and to speak a little Russian. He studied the few maps and written histories of the indigenous people, the Saami, and learned the known recent history of the Soviet occupation, including their naval bases A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, contiguous to a port or anchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for which the Navy has operating responsibilities, together with interior lines of communications and the minimum surrounding area necessary for local where nuclear submarines lie dangerously neglected. Took writes of his encounters with the native people with a combination of respect and shock at their dismal dis·mal adj. 1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy. 2. lifestyle. He often breaks the law by traveling in restricted zones and puts himself in danger, sometimes gratuitously gra·tu·i·tous adj. 1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free. 3. , but he does give the reader insight into the disappearing native culture, the endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. ecosystem, and the blend and clash of cultures. This may be more than most people want to know about such an obscure potato-shaped corner of the Earth, but for the armchair adventurer, this is a unique trip to an unknown spot on the map. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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