Dare-devil "Arctic Author"

Rosenthal, Manfred Fritz Karl

Published by D. W. Friesen & Sons Ltd., Altona, 1974

This item cannot be shipped to any delivery address located in the state of California. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Boards, Front, Rear Endpapers, Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing, Discolouring Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. "Top Priority" Eins Aber 1st Not! Norad System of-"Distant Early Warning" . . . what do you know about? Distant-DEWL-Dialogue: . . . and the Joy We Share,--As We Tarry There . . . Hilfe - Help! S.O.S. Save Our Souls. Northwest Territories-grounded aircraft--Distress SNOW Signals: Aircraft Badly Damaged; require Doctor; On Suicide Trail; require Map & Compass; X Unable to Proceed; LL All Well; F require Food & Water. Northern Tragic - Going to Dye. -MR. DEWL-CHEF FRED: SEE . . . CENTRE-FOLD FOR BOOK-BONUS: "THOSE THINGS HOW-EVER SURELY SHALL PASS!" RCMP 100 YEARS: 1873-1973. JACKET DESIGNED AND COPYRIGHTED BY: the Author CONTENTS: A bizarre, disconnected rambling collection of poetry, musings, thoughts, writings, cartoons and photographs, some in English and some in German. SYNOPSIS: (from the dust jacket): ON TOP OF THE WORLD, how ever rough-LONG TERM VISIT with the GREAT JEHOVAH ABOVE: In THY presence O God, my Faith looks up to THEE . . . though earthly bound, assured of a 'SOUL SET FREE' the mystified Mortal, in . . . the Twilight of Eternity! Surely, down below-as we certainly do know . . . this world has treacherous Fjords and solid Mountains-- . . . that's why for alert, COOL Prospectors, like Solitude-seeking, blessed Moses AGLOW . . . there are life-lines Divine, TO ETERNAL Fountains!! Like Yukon Crash-grounded . . . 7 times 7 makes 49-Ralph & Helen, was it FATE, or test of Faith divine?? Included also, some . . . Distant Early Warning Echoes . . . of Northern Tragic, RCMP.-Conquest, Eskimo Strife; The EMPTY Hangar: Anticipated J.F.K. Never to arrive!! or Greenland forced landing-at USAB. distant from home . . . Serene little chapel: Lonely location, but NEVER Alone!! To tell you-of High Velocity Elements, low ceilings, delayed Flights; Crystal Lagoons, Jumbo-Swans (icebergs) Northern Lights; Of Arctic Star Parties, via MacArthur's private plane fog diverted . . . and many-chickens roasted IN VAIN! or of Airport-farewells, tears shed in late regret, . . . till we meet Again-of Northern Female Appreciation in "MAN'S DOMAIN": "Honey, only ONCE MORE do we have to part . . . though your Southern Sadness tends to break my now HAPPY HEART!" Back at my favorite, lonely little Outpost . . . perma frozen way up North, barren, treeless Canada-way; where Polar bears are running wild, lonely wolves howl-and little Arctic Foxes play. Modern men up there are hardy, . . . as Isolated Northmen merciless will have to be-keeping their round-the-clock "PERMA RADAR VIGIL" that "OUR" Western world still-and hopefully ALWAYS might remain "STRONG & FREE'!! The Author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 002756

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dare-devil "Arctic Author"
Publisher: D. W. Friesen & Sons Ltd., Altona
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.