Description - Life with the Esquimaux by Charles Francis Hall
In 1860, Charles Francis Hall (1821–71), the American explorer, embarked on the first of two voyages to the Canadian Arctic region aimed at investigating the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of 1847. During his time in the Arctic, Hall lived amongst the Inuit community, learning their language and embracing their everyday life. First published in 1864, Hall's two-volume work remains of great interest to anthropologists, sociologists and geographers. His eye-witness accounts of the indigenous people's dwellings, hunting pursuits, birth and death rites, transportation, interpersonal relationships, and survival strategies in severe weather conditions provide an insight into Inuit culture in the nineteenth century. In Volume 2 he tells of his discovery in Frobisher Bay of artefacts from Martin Frobisher's sixteenth-century mining venture; the survival of these relics, together with his understanding of Inuit memory systems, convinces him that traces of Franklin and his crew may yet be found.
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Deux ANS Chez Les Esquimaux. Voyage de de Couvertes Et D'Aventures, Abre GE [From "Life with the Esquimaux"] Par Mme. H. Loreau.
Arctic Researches, And Life Among The Esquimaux: Being The Narrative Of An Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, In The Years 1860, 1861, And 1862
