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The Polar Bear: Lord of the Great North, the newest effort from award-winning photographer and author Mike Grandmaison, takes its readers on a thrilling expedition in the low Arctic to locate and admire the great white bear in all its majesty. With only his equipment and his perspicacious eye, Mike set out to a unique part the great Canadian wilderness--Manitoba's Churchill region--to track down this fearsome predator in its natural habitat, in order to capture the magnificent photographs featured in this book. This wonderful selection of photos, which are accompanied by fascinating facts relating to these creatures and the Churchill region, is sure to find a cherished place either in the library of the avid wildlife photography enthusiast or on the everyday coffee table.