Dorothy Harley Eber

Encounters on the Passage

Inuit Meet the Explorers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Encounters on the Passage, present day Inuit tell the stories that have been passed down from their ancestors of the first encounters with European explorers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781442611030
• ISBN-10: 1442611030
• Artikelnr.: 28889552

Autorenporträt

Dorothy Harley Eber is an author based in Montreal who has written numerous books about the Inuit.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
 
Acknowledgements
Map and Chronology
Introduction
Prologue: Opening Salvos
Chapter 1 Into the Arctic Archipelago: Edward Parry at Igloolik and the
Shaman's Curse
Chapter 2 John Ross at Kablunaaqhiuvik - "the place for meeting White
People"
Chapter 3 The Franklin Era: Burial of a Great White Shaman
Chapter 4 The Death March: "They were seen carrying Human Meat."
Chapter 5 New Franklin Stories: The Ship at Imnguyaaluk
Chapter 6 A Northwest Passage on Foot - and Lost Opportunity
Chapter 7 Norwegian Victory: Amusi and the Prize
Chapter 8 Modern Times
Appendices
Notes
Index