The Last Kings of Thule: With the Polar Eskimos, as They Face Their DestinyAccount of author's life with the Thule Eskimos, northwest Greenland, 1950-51. Library also has French edition (Paris: Union generale d'editions, 1965) and first English translation (London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956). |
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... Peary . Cook had once served as doctor on two of Peary's expedi- tions , in 1891-92 , and in 1901. At that time Peary praised his exceptional qualities both as doctor and as explorer , though his attitude would change . The reason ...
... Peary . Cook had once served as doctor on two of Peary's expedi- tions , in 1891-92 , and in 1901. At that time Peary praised his exceptional qualities both as doctor and as explorer , though his attitude would change . The reason ...
Page 234
... Peary refused to show his astronomical documents to the Naval Affairs Subcommittee . As the Berlin astronomer Pro- fessor Gustave Galle points out , " None of Peary's methods was dependable . Even if he had reached the Pole , he would ...
... Peary refused to show his astronomical documents to the Naval Affairs Subcommittee . As the Berlin astronomer Pro- fessor Gustave Galle points out , " None of Peary's methods was dependable . Even if he had reached the Pole , he would ...
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... Peary's servant and companion in the north of Greenland from 1896 to 1909 for a monthly wage of fifty dollars . At least twice he saved Peary's life . He never returned to Thule after Peary's last expedition in 1908–9 . Back in the ...
... Peary's servant and companion in the north of Greenland from 1896 to 1909 for a monthly wage of fifty dollars . At least twice he saved Peary's life . He never returned to Thule after Peary's last expedition in 1908–9 . Back in the ...
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angakkoq animal Arctic arrived bear bearskin began boots camp Canada Cape Cape Agassiz coast cold Danish dogs Ellesmere Island Etah everything expedition eyes face father feet Fjord frozen glacier Greenland hand harpoon head Humboldt Glacier hunter hunting ice field iceberg igloo illeq Illulik Imina Inglefield Land Inuit Kane kayak killed kiviaq Knud Knud Rasmussen Koch kroner Kutsikitsoq Lauge Koch living looked meat miles naalagaq narwhal Natuk Neqi Nerrivik night Padloq Peary Peary's Polar Eskimos Pole Private collection Pualuna Qaanaaq Qaaqqutsiaq qallunaat Qeqertaq qulitsaq Rasmussen reindeer rifle Sakaeunnguaq Savigssivik seal sealskin Siorapaluk skin sledge sleep smile snow stones talk tent Thule told took turned Ululik Uummannaq Uunartoq Uutaaq village walked walrus whale whip wife wind winter woman women Wulff young