Ten Months Among the Tents of the Tuski - With Incidents of an Arctic Boat Expedition in Search of Sir John

An 1853 account of an 1848-51 Arctic expedition, with detailed observations of the indigenous Chukchi people.

List of contents

Dedication; Part I: 1. Long absence of the Erebus and Terror; 2. Notices of visits to Tchutski; 3. Tuski not Tchutski; 4. Kaygwan; 5. Welcome little stranger; 6. Friends; 7. Mooldooyah's hospitality; 8. Journey towards East Cape; 9. Woman's care; 10. Way to manage natives; 11. Vexatious detention; 12. A Tuski feast; 13. Matricide, a deed of horror; Part II: 14. Arrive in Kotzebue Sound; 15. Take to whale-boats and oomiak; 16. Lion reef; 17. Horrible Esquimaux attack; 18. Gastronomy; 19. Christmas festivities; 20. Leave Fort Simpson; 21. Return voyage; 22. New Year's Day festival; 23. Running a rapid.

Summary

The short life of naval officer William Hulme Hooper (1827–1854) was defined by the three years he spent in the Arctic in 1848–51. Published in 1853, this illustrated account of his travels offers detailed descriptions of the Bering Sea region and the way of life of the indigenous Chukchi people.

Product details

• Authors: William Hulme Hooper
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781108070836
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07083-6
• No. of pages: 450
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic