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The people of the Polar north; a record, by Knud Rasmussen, comp. from the Danish originals and ed. by G. Herring; illustrations by Count Harald Moltke

Catalog Data

Author:
Rasmussen, Knud 1879-1933  Search this
Herring, G  Search this
Moltke, Harald Viggo greve 1871-  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 358 p. illus., plates (12 col., incl. front.) ports., fold. map. 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Greenland
Arctic regions
Date:
1908
Notes:
Colored plates accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letter-press.
"ʻThe people of the Polar northʼ has been compiled from the Danish originals recently published by the author in Copenhagen, under the titles of ʻNew peopleʼ and ʻUnder the lash of the north wind.ʼ It deals with the three distinct Eskimo branches which make up the population of Greenland."--Editor's pref.
Topic:
Eskimos  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
E99.E7R2X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_263381