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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 November 2012
      29 December 2011
      ISBN:
      9781139151344
      9781108041386
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139151344
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 346 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
      Subjects:
      Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology: General Interest, Anthropology
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    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
    Subjects:
    Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology: General Interest, Anthropology
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    In 1860, Charles Francis Hall (1821–71), the American polar explorer, embarked on the first of two voyages to the Canadian Arctic region aimed at investigating the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of 1847. During his time in the Arctic, Hall lived amongst the Inuit community, learning their language and embracing their everyday life. First published in 1864, Hall's recollections remain of great interest to anthropologists, sociologists and geographers. His eye-witness accounts of the indigenous people's dwellings, interpersonal relationships, hunting pursuits, birth and death rites, methods of transport, and survival strategies in severe weather conditions provide an insight into Inuit culture in the nineteenth century. Volume 1 describes Hall's journey north, arrival at Holsteinborg, the Danish administrative centre in Greenland, and onward voyage to Baffin Island, where his search for traces of Franklin, and his experience of Inuit life, began.

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