White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic

White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic
ISBN-10
0306822822
ISBN-13
9780306822827
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2015-11-10
Author
Stephen Bown

Description

As T. E. Lawrence did for the Arab world and Richard Burton did for the heart of Africa, Knud Rasmussen opened the landscape and culture of the Arctic. Stephen Bown, biographer of Roald Amundsen, follows Rasmussen's thrilling expeditions, including a three-year sled ride from Baffin Bay to Alaska,

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