Title: Across Arctic America; narrative of the Fifth Thule expedition,
Authors: Rasmussen, Knud, 1879-1933.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Year: 1927
Subjects: Rasmussen, Knud,; Eskimos.; Explorers Denmark Biography; Inuit Arctic regions; Arctic peoples; Scientific expeditions Arctic regions; Arctic regions.; Arctic regions Discovery and exploration
Abstract: Narrative of the Fifth Thule expedition.
Contents: Old friends in new skins -- Takornaoq entertains gentlemen friends -- A wizard and his household -- Finger-tips of civilization -- People beyond the touch -- Nomad's life in the barren grounds -- With no editors to spoil -- Between two winters -- Faith out of fear -- "I have been so happy!" -- Separate ways -- Stepping out -- Going pretty far with the spirits -- Innocent people -- Truly thankful -- From starvation to savagery -- Belated honors -- An exuberant folk -- The play of spirit -- The battle with evil -- Among the blond Eskimos -- Trade and prosper -- New ways for the Eskimo -- The gift of song and dance -- Uncle Sam's nephews -- Cliff-dwellers of the arctic -- The Bolshevik contrast -- Sila.