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It would be far more productive and viable in the long run, he argued, to adopt inuit practices and flow with the arctic environment. His main ambition was to locate and observe the mysterious blond eskimo he had heard about during the first expedition and he felt confident that he would be able to face the difficulties involved. Vilhjalmur stefansson stefansson, vilhjalmur, 18791962 a wikipedia article about this author is available. Vilhjalmur veelyowlmur stefansson 18791962 was a canadian ethnologist studies of human cultures and racial groups and explorer who discovered many previously unknown native tribes and territories. Arctic manual hardcover january 1, 1944 by vilhjalmur stefansson author arctic manual.
Over the course of three forays into the arctic between 1906 and 1918, vilhjalmur stefansson, one of canadas most renowned arctic explorers, travelled more than 32,000 km by sled and dog team. Stefanson was a canadian and american arctic explorer, whose parents were icelandic pioneer immigrants. By 1918, after eleven years as an eskimo among eskimos, i had learned things which caused me to shed most of those beliefs. This classic work by vilhjalmur stefansson is considered to be essential reading for anyone who wishes to eat an allmeat diet.
Encyclopedia arctica 15 volumes, prepared 19471954 html and page images with commentary at darthmouth help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Stefanssons detractors including the man who led the 1923 relief expedition were determined to discredit him. Buy arctic manual by vilhjalmur stefansson online at alibris. Page 219 the hunting and exploring trip into the interior of banks island was an interesting and delightful one for storkerson and me. Arctic manual hardcover january 1, 1944 by vilhjalmur stefansson author arctic cat repair manuals download a repair manual to your computer, tablet or smart phone instantly. Arctic explorer and anthropologist vilhjalmur stefansson spent years living with indigenous inuit and eskimo people. Studying and living among the inuit of the canadian arctic, he contributed a great deal to the knowledge of the inuit and their. Of icelandic descent, stefansson lived for a year among the inuit in 190607. Vilhjalmur stefansson november 3, 1879 august 26, 1962 was an icelandic american arctic explorer and ethnologist. He noted their general healthiness and good teeth, and an absence of many of the this book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to eat an allmeat diet or wants to learn more about the health benefits of a low. Thanks to alan halcon and his fantastic blog if youre not reading it youre missing out for the links. The arctic in fact and fable by stefansson vilhjalmur, 1945. Stefansson also wrote the friendly arctic in which he argued survival in the north is easy.
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