Contributions

  • Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961. - Contributor

Publication

1913 - Macmillan Company, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

134,500 words, Guess

Page Count

538 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCG670.1908.S7 A3
  • LCCG670 1913 S8
  • LCCG670 1908 .A3

Description

Vilhjálmur Stefánsson left New York in April 1908 to begin his journey northwards and into the Arctic Circle. For the next two years he made his way northwards to Victoria Island to study an isolated group of Inuit who still used primitive tools and had strong Caucasian features, and whom some believed were descended from Vikings. The journey into these remote areas was incredibly tough and being delayed by blizzards Stefánsson, along with his companions, were forced to eat the tongue of a beached whale that had been dead for at least four years. Stefánsson, who learnt how to communicate with the Inuit, provides fascinating insight into the beliefs and every day life of these people.

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