Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition

Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition
Author: Franz Boas
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Total Pages: 576
Release: 1900
Genre: Indians of North America
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The purpose of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902) to Siberia, Alaska, and the north west coast of Canada was to investigate relationships between the peoples on either side of the Bering Strait. It was sponsored by Morris Jesup (president of the American Museum of Natural History), and planned and directed by Franz Boas.