Eskimo Life - Fridtjof Nansen

Eskimo Life

By Fridtjof Nansen

  • Release Date: 2014-08-22
  • Genre: Travel Essays & Memoirs

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Eskimo Life
Fridtjof Nansen, norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

This ebook presents «Eskimo Life», from Fridtjof Nansen. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.

Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
-03- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
-04- GREENLAND AND THE ESKIMO
-05- APPEARANCE AND DRESS
-06- THE KAIAK AND ITS APPURTENANCES
-07- THE ESKIMO AT SEA
-08- WINTER HOUSES, TENTS, WOMAN BOATS, AND EXCURSIONS
-09- COOKERY AND DAINTIES
-10- CHARACTER AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
-11- THE POSITION AND WORK OF WOMEN
-12- LOVE AND MARRIAGE
-13- MORALS
-14- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS DRUM DANCES AND ENTERTAINMENTS
-15- MENTAL GIFTS ART, MUSIC, POETRY, ESKIMO NARRATIVES
-16- RELIGIOUS IDEAS
-17- THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY
-18- EUROPEANS AND NATIVES
-19- WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED
-20- CONCLUSION

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