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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Charlie the Hero by My Side

Charlie the Hero by My Side

Thayer, Helen

Paperback

Travel General

Publisher Price: $25.00

ISBN10: 173736302X
ISBN13: 9781737363026
Publisher: Adventure Classroom
Published: Jan 1 2023
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This true-life adventure story tells of the unconditional love and devotion of a once nameless Arctic Inuit dog who risked his own life to save the life of his human companion from charging polar bears.

In Resolute, one of the world's most remote and cold settled regions, where for several months the sun never rises, a seemingly ordinary Canadian Inuit sled dog gave birth to a pup who would live for twenty-three years and enter polar history when he walked at Helen Thayer's side to protect her from polar bears when she became the first woman to ski alone to the magnetic North Pole. Descended from both wolves and dogs, Charlie developed into one of the finest polar bear dogs in the world and is known and admired by adventure lovers worldwide. As he grew into a muscular adolescent, he proved fearless around bears. His snarling leaps and lightning-quick dodges to avoid razor-sharp claws and teeth that could rip flesh and kill, were spectacular and enough to persuade a bear to leave for more friendly territory. When temperatures dropped below zero, and howling winds again swept the frozen ocean and barren land with icy blasts, the village once more became the target of polar bear visits. It was time to protect residents from marauding bears. The dog raced after the bears, chasing them out of the village and far out onto the sea ice.

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