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  • Northward Ho!
    Julia Augusta Schwartz / Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'Northward Ho! An Account of the Far North and Its People' is an engaging and informative exploration of the Arctic landscape and the indigenous cultures that thrive within it. This collaborative work by famed explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Julia Augusta Schwartz seeks to transform the reader’s perception of the Far North from a barren, inhospitable desert of ice into a vib...
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    20,97 €

  • The Mountain of Jade
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Violet Irwin
    'The Mountain of Jade' is a gripping adventure story set against the backdrop of the rugged and mysterious Arctic wilderness. Co-authored by the renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson and writer Violet Irwin, the narrative follows a daring quest into the far reaches of the North. The story centers on a young man’s journey to uncover the truth behind legends of a hidden peak co...
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    25,30 €

  • Kak, the Copper Eskimo
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'Kak, the Copper Eskimo' is an evocative narrative that transports readers to the frozen expanses of the Arctic. Written by the renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the story follows the adventures of a young boy named Kak, a member of the Copper Inuit. Through Kak’s eyes, the book provides a vivid and authentic portrayal of indigenous life in the Far North, capturing the d...
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    25,20 €

  • My Life With the Eskimo
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'My Life With the Eskimo' is a seminal work of Arctic exploration and ethnographic study authored by the renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. In this detailed account, Stefansson chronicles his extensive travels and years spent living among the Inuit people of the far north. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Stefansson approached the Arctic not as a hostile wasteland to be...
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    33,59 €

  • Hunters of the Great North
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'Hunters of the Great North' is a compelling firsthand account of life and survival in the Arctic regions of North America. Written by the renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the work details his early experiences living among the Inuit people and his observations of the vast, frozen landscapes of the Far North. Part travelogue and part ethnographic study, the narrative pr...
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    26,11 €

  • The Standardization of Error
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'The Standardization of Error' is a provocative and witty philosophical essay that challenges the foundations of what society accepts as 'truth.' Written by the celebrated explorer and ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson, this work moves away from his typical accounts of Arctic travel to offer a sharp critique of how misinformation becomes entrenched in human culture. Stefansson ...
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    20,19 €

  • The Adventure of Wrangel Island
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'The Adventure of Wrangel Island' is a compelling account of the high-stakes expedition to claim a remote island in the Arctic Ocean during the early 1920s. Written by the renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, this work explores the geopolitical ambitions and survival struggles surrounding the mission to establish a permanent presence on the island. The narrative details the...
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    28,78 €

  • The Adventure of Wrangel Island
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    'The Adventure of Wrangel Island' is a gripping and meticulously documented account of the ill-fated 1921 expedition to a remote Arctic outpost. Written by the renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the narrative is primarily constructed from the diaries of Errol Lorne Knight, one of the four young men who volunteered for the mission. The work details the ambitious attempt to...
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    28,78 €

  • Kak, the Copper Eskimo
    George M. (George Mather) Richards / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Violet Irwin
    Venture into the Canadian Arctic with 'Kak, the Copper Eskimo,' a captivating juvenile fiction tale by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Violet Irwin. This enduring story offers a glimpse into the traditional life of the Indigenous People of Victoria Island, Nunavut. Through the eyes of Kak, readers experience the unique culture and environment of the Arctic.A classic work of juvenile ...
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    20,16 €

  • Kak, the Copper Eskimo
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Violet Irwin
    This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable. ...
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    13,87 €

  • My Life With The Eskimo
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    My Life With The Eskimo by Vilhjalmur Stefansson is a vivid, unsparing account of life at the edge of the polar world. He learned to live there. As an arctic exploration memoir and intimate polar expedition narrative, it balances the immediacy of early 20th century travel writing with close observation of Inuit social life. Stefansson writes with a cool, administrative clarity ...
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    66,34 €

  • The Fat of the Land
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson / David De Angelis
    The author details his experiment in extreme nutrition, an enlarged edition of, 'Not by Bread Alone.' The book extols the virtues of meat in the human diet. ...
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    15,63 €

  • Prehistoric And Present Commerce Among The Arctic Coast Eskimo (1914)
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    19,02 €

  • Hunters Of The Great North
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    Between 1906 and 1918, anthropologist and explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson went on three long expeditions to the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic. For supplies he relied heavily on local resources, and he adopted the Eskimo way of living, thus successfully demonstrating his theory that the rigors of existence in the Arctic are much reduced by the use of such techniques. In this book, ...
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    27,39 €

  • My Life with the Eskimo (New Edition)
    Vilhjalmur Stefansson
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    54,75 €