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Book SynopsisIn the fifth volume of the In Those Days: Collected Writings on Arctic History series, Kenn Harper shares tales of European explorers who came to the Arctic seeking adventure, riches, and the elusive Northwest Passage, and Inuit they encountered there. Inuit were invaluable in adding to Western knowledge of the Arctic, serving as guides, clothing-makers, and interpreters. But not every meeting was friendly. This collection sheds light on Inuit who played a pivotal role in the expeditions of some of the most famous Arctic explorers, including the unfortunate John Franklin. This volume also includes dozens of rare, historical photographs.
Trade Review"[A] masterful collection that I recommend not just to Arctic enthusiasts, but also to readers with only a passing interest in the Arctic, for it might turn that passing interest into a passion."— Arctic Book Review
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Introduction
A Note on Word Choice
Preface
Collected Writings
Abduction: The “Countrie People” of Baffin Island Meet Martin Frobisher
“They Spake, But We Understood Them Not”: Christopher Hall’s Inuktitut Word List
“Take Heed of the Savage People”: Hudson’s Mutineers Meet the Inuit
Slaughter at Bloody Fall
The Return of The Dog-Children: Parry and Lyon at Iglulik
Parry’s Medallions
“A Greater Instance of Courage has not been Recorded”: Tatannuaq, the Peacemaker
First Encounter: The Nattilingmiut Meet John Ross
A Wooden Leg for Tulluahiu
“The Deep Footprints of Tired Men”: John Franklin’s Lost Expedition
“A Nice Steady Lad and a Favourite with his Tribe”: Albert One-Eye
Charles Dickens, John Rae, and the “Good Interpreter, William Ouligbuck”
Inuit Evidence in a British Court
A Fortuitous Meeting: Tookoolito and Ipiirvik, and Charles Francis Hall
Inuit Adrift: 1,500 Miles on an Ice Floe
An Inuit Plan to Find the North Pole
Robert Peary, the Inughuit, and the Iron Mountain
Minik, the New York Eskimo: A Victim of Peary’s Neglect
I Will Find a Way or Fake One: Robert Peary Claims the North Pole
Ittukusuk, Aapilak , and Daagtikoorsuaq: Travels with Dr. Cook
“The Trail That Is Always New”: Matthew Henson and his Inuit Family
Inughuit and the Myth of Crocker Land
Getting Away with Murder
Sovereignty 101: Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier and the Inuit
“We’re Going to Keep On Living”: Ruth Makpii Ipalook on Stefansson’s Karluk Expedition
“I Thank God for Living”: Ada Blackjack and Stefansson’s Wrangel Island Fiasco
Joe Panipakuttuk on the St. Roch: Through the Northwest Passage
