A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders

As a young man American Hugh Beach went to live with the Saami reindeerherders of Swedish Lapland. His lyrically written and very personalstory of trying to fit into the herding way of life is a rareinsider's account of the Saami. In a passionate and informedAfterword to this new edition of the book, he revisits his old friendsand looks at how Sweden is attempting to balance the conflicting needsof reindeer herders and environmentalists in the 21st century.