Hunters of the Great North, by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 1922. An eBook of 331 pages on a CD, with illustrations and maps.
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. . . . .CONTENTS. . . . .
PREPARATIONS FOR A LIFEWORK OF EXPLORATION
DOWN THE MACKENZIE RIVER THROUGH 2,000 MILES OF INDIAN COUNTRY
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ESKIMOS
CAPTAIN KLINKENBERG — SEA WOLF AND DISCOVERER
THE WHALING FLEET SAILS AWAY
LEARNING TO LIVE AS AN ESKIMO — ON A DIET OF FISH WITHOUT SALT
HOW AN ESKIMO SAILED THROUGH THE STORM
AN AUTUMN JOURNEY THROUGH ARCTIC MOUNTAINS
THE SUN GOES AWAY FOR THE WINTER
LOST IN THE MACKENZIE DELTA
AN ARCTIC CHRISTMAS WITH AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
THE LIFE AT TUKTUYAKTOK
LEARNING TO BUILD A SNOWHOUSE AND TO BE COMFORTABLE IN ONE
TRAVELS AFTER THE SUN CAME BACK
WE GO IN SEARCH OF OUR OWN EXPEDITION
A SPRING JOURNEY IN AN ESKIMO SKIN BOAT
A RACE OVER THE ARCTIC MOUNTAINS IN SUMMER
ON A RAFT DOWN THE PORCUPINE RIVER
HOW I LEARNED TO HUNT CARIBOU
HOW I LEARNED TO HUNT SEALS
HOW WE HUNT POLAR BEARS
. . . . .LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. . . . .
FRONTISPIECE
THE SMITH RAPIDS
STR. Mackenzie River BELOW SMITH RAPIDS
CONSERVATIVE OLD MAN WEARING LABRETS
AN UP-TO-DATE YOUNG MAN
TENDING FISH NETS BY KAYAK
KLINKENBERG AND HIS FAMILY
THE VILLAGE AND HARBOR OF HERSCHEL ISLAND
CABINS OF WHITE TRAPPERS, MACKENZIE DELTA
A FISHING CAMP — SUN-DRYING THE FISH
A SUMMER CAMP NEAR ARCTIC MOUNTAINS
ROXY AND HIS WIFE
WINTER TRAVEL — ARCTIC MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF HERSCHEL ISLAND
REPAIRING A BROKEN SLED WHILE THE DOGS LIE COMFORTABLY STRETCHED OUT ENJOYING THE WINTER SUNSHINE
ESKIMO LOG CACHE TO PROTECT MEAT FROM PREDATORY ANIMALS
BUILDING A SNOWHOUSE
CAMPMAKING IN WINTER
BREAKING CAMP
SEA ICE PILED AGAINST THE COAST IN WINTER
THE BREAK-UP OF THE SEA ICE IN SPRING
AN UMIAK AND CREW — NORTH COAST OF ALASKA
WE SAILED UP THE MACKENZIE DELTA TO MACPHERSON
PORCUPINE RIVER IN EARLY SPRING
AUTUMN CAMP OF CARIBOU HUNTERS A HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE — SUN-DRYING MEAT AND SKINS
BRINGING HOME A SEAL
A WOMAN FISHING THROUGH THE ICE
MAPS
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