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Give me my father's body : the life of Minik, the New York Eskimo / Kenn Harper ; foreword by Kevin Spacey
Record details
- ISBN: 1883642531 (alk. paper) :
- ISBN: 9781883642532 (alk. paper) :
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Physical Description:
xvi, 277 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: South Royalton, Vt. : Steerforth Press, c2000.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Frobisher Bay, NWT : Blacklead Books, c1986. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 I Peary's People -- 2 1 The Iron Mountain -- 3 I Arrival in America -- 4 / An Eskimo Orphan in NewYork -- s / Minik, the American -- 6 / TheWallaceAffair -- 7 / Scam -- 8 / "Destined to a Life of Tears" -- 9 / Give Me My Father's Body -- 10 / In the Interest of Science -- 11 / "The Very Pitiful Case of Minik" -- 12 i "A Hopeless Condition of Exile" -- 13 / The Polar Plan -- 14 / Runaway -- 15 i "An Iron-Clad Agreement" -- 16 / Return to Greenland -- 17 / An Eskimo Again -- 18 / The Thule Station -- 19 / Uisaakassak: The Big Liar -- 20 / Wanted: Dead or Alive -- 21 / The Crocker Land Expedition -- 22 / Back on Broadway -- 23 / The North Country -- EPILOGUE -- AFTERWORD -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PHOTO CREDITS -- INDEX. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Wallace, Minik Inuit -- Biography Wallace, Minik Ethnology -- Moral and ethical aspects Inuit -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration |
| Topic Heading: | ETHNOLOGY - MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS. WALLACE, MINIK. POLAR ESKIMOS - NEW YORK (STATE) - NEW YORK - BIOGRAPHY. POLAR ESKIMOS - BIOGRAPHY. ARCTIC REGIONS - DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Campus | E99 E7 W376 2000 (Text) | 117975 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
