The Search for the North Pole = Or, Life in the Great White World. A Complete and Connected Story of Arctic Explorations, Superbly Illustrated From Real Scenes. Replete With Anecdote, Incident, Thrilling Adventure, and Intensely Interesting...
The Search for the North Pole = Or, Life in the Great White World. A Complete and Connected Story of Arctic Explorations, Superbly Illustrated From Real Scenes. Replete With Anecdote, Incident, Thrilling Adventure, and Intensely Interesting...

Author: Evelyn Briggs 1862-1933 Baldwin

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022439696

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Join explorer Evelyn Briggs Baldwin on his thrilling journey to the arctic. This book recounts his experiences with vivid detail, accompanied by beautiful illustrations. From the tundra to the glaciers, readers will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the great white world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting
The Paleoanthropology and Archaeology of Big-Game Hunting

Author: John D. Speth

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-09-08

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1441967338

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Since its inception, paleoanthropology has been closely wedded to the idea that big-game hunting by our hominin ancestors arose, first and foremost, as a means for acquiring energy and vital nutrients. This assumption has rarely been questioned, and seems intuitively obvious—meat is a nutrient-rich food with the ideal array of amino acids, and big animals provide meat in large, convenient packages. Through new research, the author of this volume provides a strong argument that the primary goals of big-game hunting were actually social and political—increasing hunter’s prestige and standing—and that the nutritional component was just an added bonus. Through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary research approach, the author examines the historical and current perceptions of protein as an important nutrient source, the biological impact of a high-protein diet and the evidence of this in the archaeological record, and provides a compelling reexamination of this long-held conclusion. This volume will be of interest to researchers in Archaeology, Evolutionary Biology, and Paleoanthropology, particularly those studying diet and nutrition.

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Author: Paul Fussell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0671792253

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This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher

Author: Timothy Egan

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0618969020

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Edward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous photographer, the Annie Leibovitz of his time. He moved in rarefied circles, a friend to presidents, vaudevill stars, leading thinkers. And he was thirty-two years old in 1900 when he gave it all up to pursue his Great Idea: to capture on film the continent's original inhabitants before the old ways disappeared.