Eskimos And Explorers
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Eskimos And Explorers
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Author : Wendell H. Oswalt
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Eskimos And Explorers written by Wendell H. Oswalt and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Corrects misconceptions about Eskimo life, analyzes early accounts by European explorers, and evaluates the impact these explorers had on Eskimo culture
White Eskimo
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Author : Stephen R. Bown
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-11-10
White Eskimo written by Stephen R. Bown and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures-T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa-Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for his physical bravery but also for the beauty of his writing. Part Danish, part Inuit, Rasmussen made a courageous three-year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska to reveal the common origins of all circumpolar peoples. Lovers of Arctic adventure, exotic cultures, and timeless legend will relish this gripping tale by Stephen R. Bown, known as "Canada's Simon Winchester."
North Pole Legacy
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Author : S. Allen Counter
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-02-13
North Pole Legacy written by S. Allen Counter and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-13 with History categories.
North Pole Legacy tells the story of two men whose existence was for decades nothing more than a popular legend. But that rumor was finally verified in 1986 when author S. Allen Counter journeyed to northern Greenland, and met this pair of remarkable men. Counter had long been an admirer of Matthew A. Henson, the African-American explorer who accompanied Admiral Robert E. Peary to the North Pole twice in early twentieth century. While conducting professional research in Sweden, Counter became intrigued by talk of mixed-race Inuit living in an isolated region of Greenland. Unable to forget this rumor, Counter traveled to investigate several years later, venturing more than a thousand miles north of the Arctic Circle. There, in two tiny villages, Counter met Anaukaq Henson and Kali Peary, Amer-Inuit sons of the two explorers. Born only days apart in 1906, they had long been acknowledged by their communities as the sons of Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, but had never been in contact with any of their American relatives. As it was obvious that these two men longed to see the country of their fathers, Counter arranged for Anakukaq, Kali, and their families to travel to America to meet their families. North Pole Legacy describes the obstacles that Counter overcame to bring news of Anaukaq Henson and Kali Peary to the world, to bring them to the United States, and to facilitate a reunion with relatives that they had never known. At the same time, the narrative flashes back to the unique history of Matthew Henson and Robert Peary in their collaboration as explorers and addresses their somewhat controversial claim to have been the first people to reach the North Pole. Compelling, insightful, and impossible to forget, North Pole Legacy is a must read for every history buff and armchair explorer.
Minik The New York Eskimo
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Author : Kenn Harper
language : en
Publisher: Steerforth
Release Date : 2017-09-26
Minik The New York Eskimo written by Kenn Harper and has been published by Steerforth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-26 with History categories.
A true story from the great age of Arctic exploration of an Inuit boy's struggle for dignity against Robert Peary and the American Museum of Natural History in turn-of-the-century New York City. Sailing aboard a ship called Hope in 1897, celebrated Arctic explorer Robert Peary entered New York Harbor with peculiar "cargo": Six Polar Inuit intended to serve as live "specimens" at the American Museum of Natural History. Four died within a year. One managed to gain passage back to Greenland. Only the sixth, a boy of six or seven with a precociously solemn smile, remained. His name was Minik. Although Harper's unflinching narrative provides a much needed corrective to history's understanding of Peary, who was known among the Polar Inuit as "the great tormenter", it is primarily a story about a boy, Minik Wallace, known to the American public as "The New York Eskimo." Orphaned when his father died of pneumonia, Minik never surrendered the hope of going "home," never stopped fighting for the dignity of his father's memory, and never gave up his belief that people would come to his aid if only he could get them to understand.
As Told At The Explorers Club
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Author : George Plimpton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-03-24
As Told At The Explorers Club written by George Plimpton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with History categories.
For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet. It's a legendary oasis, where a man just back from the Gobi Desert might kick back and, over some port, have a chat with a fellow off to Bandung.This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the 44th president of The Explorers Club, and an all-new photo insert that takes readers inside the exclusive club and its world-famous adventure archives. Here then, are some of the best tales ever swapped at that capital of adventure, including: Anthony Fiola on being in close quarters with a polar bear Charles Lindbergh on his famous flight Felix Reisenberg on the Arctic Anne Keenleyside, Ph. D. on cannibalism Roald Amundsen on the explorer Stefansson Mervyn Cowie on hunting killer lions Jean-Marc Boivin on hang-gliding Curtis and Kathleen Saville on oceanic rowing E. W. Deming on Sitting Bull's mysterious death It's some of the finest writing on some of the most hair-raising journeys ever made, all selected by the late George Plimpton, himself a member of The Explorers Club.
The R Les Of Men And Women In Eskimo Culture
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Author : Naomi Musmaker Giffen
language : en
Publisher: Ams PressInc
Release Date : 1975
The R Les Of Men And Women In Eskimo Culture written by Naomi Musmaker Giffen and has been published by Ams PressInc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with History categories.
Originally published 1930 by University of Chicago Press. Based on published literature concerning Eskimos, and observations of the early explorers and travelers.
Ultima Thule
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Author : Jean Malaurie
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2003
Ultima Thule written by Jean Malaurie and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
"Ultima Thule" is the terrible and yet fantastic story of European and American exploration in the polar north. The book brings to life both sides of the clash that arose when white men arrived in the Far North. Heavily illustrated with period photos, engravings, artifacts, and drawings. 650 photos.
Peter Freuchen S Book Of The Eskimos
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Author : Peter Freuchen
language : en
Publisher: Fawcett
Release Date : 1961
Peter Freuchen S Book Of The Eskimos written by Peter Freuchen and has been published by Fawcett this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Eskimos categories.
The author describes his life among the Eskimos.
Ancient People Of The Arctic
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Author : Robert McGhee
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2001
Ancient People Of The Arctic written by Robert McGhee and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
The Palaeo-Eskimos have left far more than the hundreds of pieces of art recovered by archaeologists and the evidence of human ingenuity and endurance on the perimeter of the habitable world. Their most valuable legacy lies in the realization that these two things occurred together and were part of the same phenomenon. They provide an example of lives lived richly and joyfully amid dangers and insecurities that are beyond the imagination of the present world.
Arctic Crossing
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Author : Jonathan Waterman
language : en
Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf
Release Date : 2001
Arctic Crossing written by Jonathan Waterman and has been published by New York : A.A. Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Eskimos categories.
The Arctic--with its twenty-four-hour daylight, surprisingly curious animals and inexplicable humming noises--is a world of constant danger and limitless possibility. This unforgiving landscape is home to the Inuit (the name they prefer to "Eskimos"), whose complex and little-studied society is fascinating in its divergence from as well as its assimilation into Western culture. Jonathan Waterman's 2,200-mile journey across the roof of North America took him through Inuit communities in Alaska to Nunavut, Canada's new, 770,000-square-mile, self-governed territory. His story, at once illuminating and alarming, offers firsthand observations of their life, language and beliefs; records their reactions to global modernization; documents their centuries of unjust treatment at the hands of Kabloona (bushy-eyebrowed whites); and witnesses unemployment, teen suicide and such persistent plagues as spousal violence and substance abuse. From the perspective of his 1997-1999 voyage--as the Inuit stand on the brink of a more hopeful, independent future--he also looks into a past marked by famous (or infamous) Arctic explorers, government cover-ups and environmental destruction. This beautifully written work of intrepid reporting and even scholarship also reveals the physical risks and psychological perils of crossing the legendary Northwest Passage. Utterly alone for weeks at a time, Waterman struggles against freezing conditions, the tricks played on him by his own mind and dangers more complex than aggressive bears, stormy seas and mosquito blizzards. Following the advice of an Inuit shaman, who said that "those things hidden from others" are discovered only "far from the dwellings of men, through privation and suffering," Waterman kayaks, skis, dogsleds and sails across the Great Solitudes in a thrilling and ultimately successful quest for this "true wisdom," arriving at a profound understanding of environment and culture.