Memoirs of Hans Hendrik, the Arctic Traveller, Serving Under Kane, Hayes, Hall and Nares, 1853-1876: Translated from the Eskimo Language

by Hans Hendrik, George Stephens, H. Rink

Book Overview

First published in 1878, this English translation of the memoirs of Hans Hendrik (c.1834-89), a native Greenlander, provides a valuable alternative perspective on polar exploration in the nineteenth century. Inuit were often employed on Arctic expeditions of the period. Hendrik is remarkable, however, not only because his skills as a guide and hunter were called on repeatedly during several expeditions - notably those led by Elisha Kent Kane, Isaac...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108070981
• ISBN13: 9781108070980
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"