Publisher's Synopsis
The Walrus Hunters by R.M. Ballantyne is a classic adventure novel set in the Arctic region. The story follows the journey of three young men, Peter, Alec, and Eskimo Kallum, as they embark on a dangerous expedition to hunt walruses for their valuable ivory tusks. The trio encounters many challenges and obstacles on their journey, including harsh weather conditions, dangerous wildlife, and treacherous ice floes. Along the way, they also learn about the culture and way of life of the Inuit people who inhabit the region. As they continue their hunt, they must also navigate personal conflicts and rivalries that threaten to tear them apart. The Walrus Hunters is a thrilling tale of adventure, survival, and friendship set against the stunning backdrop of the Arctic wilderness.Yet the nature of their voyage was such that white men might have deemed verbal intercourse an occasional necessity, as their route lay through much rugged and wild scenery, where the streams up which they had to force their way were in some places obstructed by rapids and shallows, and a mistake on their part might have brought sudden disaster and ruin. For their canoe was deeply laden with the furs which they had secured during the labours of the past winter, and on the sale of which to the fur-traders depended much of their and their families' felicity or misery during the winter which was to come.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
