Life With the Esquimaux - The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall of Whaling Barque

Klappentext First published in 1864, this two-volume work describes the American explorer Charles Francis Hall's first Arctic expedition. Zusammenfassung First published in 1864, this two-volume work is an account by the American explorer Charles Francis Hall (1821–71) of his journey to the Arctic to investigate the fate of Sir John Franklin's 1847 expedition. In Volume 1 he describes the life of the Inuit people with whom he lived. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Departure; 2. Land and visit the Governor; 3. Visit of Governor Elberg to the ship; 4. Crossing Davis's Straits; 5. Visit by the natives; 6. First visit to Frobisher Bay; 7. Boat incident; 8. Splendid displays of the Aurora; 9. Visit to Esquimaux village; 10. Remarkable echo; 11. Rough travelling overland; 12. Writing under difficulties; 13. Irksome change from a snow house to the ship's cabin; 14. Visit by some Innuits; 15. First excursion in Frobisher Bay; 16. Snow-blindness; 17. A successful deer-hunt.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Francis Hall
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108041386
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04138-6
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology; Life with the Esquimaux 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Arctic regions, Classic Travel Writing