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Eskimo Life — Fridtjof Nansen

Eskimo Life

Fridtjof Nansen

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 267 pages

Eskimo Life is a collection of essays by Fridtjof Nansen, based on his observations of Inuit communities in Greenland. It describes their daily life, customs, and survival in the Arctic. Translated by William Archer, it offers a valuable historical perspective on a traditional culture.

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ESKIMO LIFE
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE FIRST CROSSING OF GREENLAND
With numerous Illustrations and a Map
Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.
London: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
and NEW YORK: 15 EAST 16th STREET
A HUNTER, HIS WIFE, AND A YOUNG GIRL (WEST COAST OF
GREENLAND)
ESKIMO LIFE
BY
FRIDTJOF NANSEN
AUTHOR OF ‘THE FIRST CROSSING OF GREENLAND’
TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM ARCHER
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
AND NEW YORK: 15 EAST 16th STREET

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Contents

  1. ESKIMO LIFE
  2. ESKIMO LIFE
  3. TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE.
  4. AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
  5. CONTENTS.
  6. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  7. ESKIMO LIFE
  8. CHAPTER I
  9. CHAPTER II
  10. CHAPTER III
  11. CHAPTER IV
  12. CHAPTER V
  13. CHAPTER VI
  14. CHAPTER VII
  15. CHAPTER VIII
  16. CHAPTER IX
  17. CHAPTER X
  18. CHAPTER XI
  19. CHAPTER XII
  20. CHAPTER XIII
  21. CHAPTER XIV
  22. CHAPTER XV
  23. CHAPTER XVI
  24. CHAPTER XVII
  25. August, 1893 A Classified Catalogue OF WORKS IN GENERAL LITERATURE
  26. INDEX OF AUTHORS.
  27. Messrs. LONGMANS, GREEN, & CO.’S CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE OF WORKS IN GENERAL LITERATURE.
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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