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White Eskimo

Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic

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Pub Date Nov 10 2015 | Archive Date Nov 10 2015

Biographies & Memoirs

Description

Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures—T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa—Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for his physical bravery but also for the beauty of his writing. Part Danish, part Inuit, Rasmussen made a courageous three-year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska to reveal the common origins of all circumpolar peoples. Lovers of Arctic adventure, exotic cultures, and timeless legend will relish this gripping tale by Stephen R. Bown, known as "Canada’s Simon Winchester."

Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures—T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa—Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for...

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A Note From the Publisher
Stephen R. Bown is the author of Scurvy, Merchant Kinds, and other award-winning books selected for the Scientific American Book Club and the History Book Club. He lives near Banff in the Canadian Rockies.

Stephen R. Bown is the author of Scurvy, Merchant Kinds, and other award-winning books selected for the Scientific American Book Club and the History Book Club. He lives near Banff in the Canadian...

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Advance Praise

Praise for The Last Viking:
"A real Boy's Own narrative...conjures the rasp of hickory ski on thin ice, the patter of hundred dogs, and the whiff of tobacco after a long day on the trail."--Wall Street Journal

Praise for The Last Viking:
"A real Boy's Own narrative...conjures the rasp of hickory ski on thin ice, the patter of hundred dogs, and the whiff of tobacco after a long day on the trail."--Wall...

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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780306822827
PRICE $27.99 (USD)

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