Book of Eskimos

Book of Eskimos

Author: Peter Freuchen

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Published: 2023-02-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781648372704

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Peter Freuchen's classic memoir offers a first-person account of life among the far northern indigenous peoples. It is filled with exciting tales of Arctic adventure as well as fascinating descriptions of everyday life and culture.


Peter Freuchen's Book of the Eskimos

Peter Freuchen's Book of the Eskimos

Author: Peter Freuchen

Publisher: Fawcett Books

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 9780449300381

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Written by the man who knew the Eskimos better than any other man of our generation, Peter Freuchen's Book of the Eskimos presents an extraordinary close-up of a civilization still shrouded in secrecy--one of the strangest societies in the entire world.


Arctic Adventure

Arctic Adventure

Author: Peter Freuchen

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2016-11-11

Total Pages: 615

ISBN-13: 1787202526

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Originally published in 1956, this book is a memoir by Danish explorer Peter Freuchen, a close friend and travel companion of Arctic legend Knud Rasmussen, and ended up living in Greenland for fifteen years, 800 miles from the North Pole—adopting the native ways of life, marrying an Inuit woman, and having two children along the way. Arctic Adventure is filled with tales of seal and polar bear hunts, enduring starvation, encountering people who had resorted to cannibalism, and the stirring experience of seeing the sun again after three months of winter darkness. Rich in human saga, Freuchen’s warmth, wit, and literary talent make this recollection of real-life adventure stories a stand-out. “Except for Richard E. Byrd, and despite his foreign beginnings, Freuchen was perhaps better known to more people in the United States than any other explorer of our time.”—Evelyn Stefansson, The New York Times “[A] formidable and fascinating man”—Harriet Baker, AnOther Richly illustrated throughout with maps and black-and-white photographs.


Give Me My Father's Body

Give Me My Father's Body

Author: Kenn Harper

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-02-27

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 074341005X

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A searing, true tale of extraordinary darkness, Harper's critically acclaimed history is an absorbing and poignant portrait of the short, strange, and tragic life of the boy known as the New York Eskimo. Two 16-page photo inserts and one 8-page insert.


White Eskimo

White Eskimo

Author: Stephen R. Bown

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2015-11-10

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0306822830

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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."


Vagrant Viking My Life and Adventures

Vagrant Viking My Life and Adventures

Author: Peter Freuchen

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9781297503344

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