Give Me My Father's Body

Give Me My Father's Body
Author: Kenn Harper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2001-02-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 074341005X

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.

Eskimo Life

Eskimo Life
Author: Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1893
Genre: Eskimos
ISBN:

Observations of Eskimos during stay at Godthab, west Greenland, in winter of 1888-89 after crossing of Greenland ice sheet. Translation of Norwegian original Eskimoliv published in 1891.

Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas

Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas
Author: Peter Freuchen
Publisher: Lyons Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Ocean
ISBN: 9781592281251

Discover the great mysteries of the sea with one of the most famous explorers of our time.

White Eskimo

White Eskimo
Author: Stephen R. Bown
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0306822830

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."

The Eskimos

The Eskimos
Author: Ernest S. Burch
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1988
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780806121260

Describes the culture, religion, and daily life of the Eskimos, explains their family and community relationships, and looks at tools, masks, clothings, and carvings

Book of Eskimos

Book of Eskimos
Author: Peter Freuchen
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-02-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781648372704

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.

Never in Anger

Never in Anger
Author: Jean L. Briggs
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1971
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780674608283

Describes emotional patterning of the Utkuhikhalingmiut, a small group of Eskimos who live at the mouth of the Back River, in the context of their life as seen as lived by the author. Based on field work conducted between June 1963 and March 1965.