<p>David Woodman re-evaluates the importance of Inuit oral traditions in his search to reconstruct the events surrounding Sir John Franklin's tragic 1845 expedition. He shows that often-misunderstood tales of white men travelling through Inuit lands may in fact refer to survivors of the Franklin exp
Strangers Among Us
β Scribed by Woodman, D
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 183
- Series
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Intro; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Author's Note; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Kia and Rae; 2 The Etkerlin; 3 Homeward Bound; Conclusion; Appendix: Inuit Terms and Place Names; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y.
β¦ Table of Contents
Intro
Contents
Maps and Illustrations
Author's Note
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Kia and Rae
2 The Etkerlin
3 Homeward Bound
Conclusion
Appendix: Inuit Terms and Place Names
Notes
Bibliography
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
V
W
Y.
β¦ Subjects
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--British;Arctique--DΓ©couverte et exploration britanniques;Franklin, John,--Sir,--1786-1847;Inuit--Northwest Territories;Inuit--Territoires du Nord-Ouest;Melville Peninsula (Nunavut)--History;Melville, PΓ©ninsule de (Nunavut)--Histoire;Electronic books;Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British;Arctique -- DeΜcouverte et exploration britanniques;Franklin, John, -- Sir, -- 1786-1847;Inuit -- Northwest Territories;Inuit -- Territoires du Nord-Oue
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