Author: ALEX. HIBBERT
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912821723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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POLAR ESKIMO.
Author: ALEX. HIBBERT
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912821723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912821723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Eskimos and Explorers
Author: Wendell H. Oswalt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Corrects misconceptions about Eskimo life, analyzes early accounts by European explorers, and evaluates the impact these explorers had on Eskimo culture
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Corrects misconceptions about Eskimo life, analyzes early accounts by European explorers, and evaluates the impact these explorers had on Eskimo culture
White Eskimo
Author: Stephen R. Bown
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306822830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book 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."
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306822830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book 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."
The Polar Eskimos' Eyes
Author: Aage Gilberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Ecology
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publishes essays and articles that report and interpret the results of original scientific research in basic and applied ecology.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publishes essays and articles that report and interpret the results of original scientific research in basic and applied ecology.
Encyclopedia Of American Indian Costume
Author: Josephine Paterek
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393313826
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
A beautifully produced and illustrated (bandw) reference that offers complete descriptions and cultural contexts of the dress and ornamentation of the North American Indian tribes. The volume is divided into ten cultural regions, with each chapter giving an overview of the regional clothing. Individual tribes of the area follow in alphabetical order. Tribal information includes men's basic dress, women's basic dress, footwear, outer wear, hair styles, headgear, accessories, jewelry, armor, special costumes, garment decoration, face and body embellishment, transitional dress after European contact, and bibliographic references. Appendices include a description of clothing arts and a glossary. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393313826
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
A beautifully produced and illustrated (bandw) reference that offers complete descriptions and cultural contexts of the dress and ornamentation of the North American Indian tribes. The volume is divided into ten cultural regions, with each chapter giving an overview of the regional clothing. Individual tribes of the area follow in alphabetical order. Tribal information includes men's basic dress, women's basic dress, footwear, outer wear, hair styles, headgear, accessories, jewelry, armor, special costumes, garment decoration, face and body embellishment, transitional dress after European contact, and bibliographic references. Appendices include a description of clothing arts and a glossary. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Great Ice Bear
Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Publisher: New York : Morrow Junior Books
ISBN: 9780688137670
Category : Bears
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gives information about polar bears which inhabit the Arctic regions of Russia, Norway, Canada, the United States, Denmark, and Greenland and discusses their relationships with humans.
Publisher: New York : Morrow Junior Books
ISBN: 9780688137670
Category : Bears
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gives information about polar bears which inhabit the Arctic regions of Russia, Norway, Canada, the United States, Denmark, and Greenland and discusses their relationships with humans.
Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description