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During the winter of 18889, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (18611930) and his team lived among the Greenlandic Inuit for several months, following their successful crossing of the country's interior. This English translation of Nansen's 1891 account was first published in 1893.

Table of Contents
Translator's preface; Author's preface; 1. Greenland and the Eskimo; 2. Appearance and dress; 3. The 'kaiak' and its appurtenances; 4. The Eskimo at sea; 5. Winter-houses, tents, woman-boats, and excursions; 6. Cookery and dainties; 7. Character and social conditions; 8. The position and work of women; 9. Love and marriage; 10. Morals; 11. Judicial proceedings, and entertainment; 12. Mental gifts and art; 13. Religious ideas; 14. The introduction of Christianity; 15. Europeans and natives; 16. What have we achieved; 17. Conclusion.

Eskimo Life

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 6/27/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781108061957
      978-1108061957
      ISBN-10 1108061958
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      During the winter of 18889, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (18611930) and his team lived among the Greenlandic Inuit for several months, following their successful crossing of the country's interior. This English translation of Nansen's 1891 account was first published in 1893.

      Table of Contents
      Translator's preface; Author's preface; 1. Greenland and the Eskimo; 2. Appearance and dress; 3. The 'kaiak' and its appurtenances; 4. The Eskimo at sea; 5. Winter-houses, tents, woman-boats, and excursions; 6. Cookery and dainties; 7. Character and social conditions; 8. The position and work of women; 9. Love and marriage; 10. Morals; 11. Judicial proceedings, and entertainment; 12. Mental gifts and art; 13. Religious ideas; 14. The introduction of Christianity; 15. Europeans and natives; 16. What have we achieved; 17. Conclusion.

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