Call of the North : an explorer's journey to the North Pole / Jean Malaurie ; translated from the French by Molly Stevens.

Author/creator Malaurie, Jean
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Harry N. Abrams, ©2001.
Description351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 34 cm
Subjects
Malaurie, Jean--Travel. --Arctic regions. --Pictorial works.
Inuit--Pictorial works.
Scientific expeditions--Arctic regions. --Pictorial works.

Uniform titleAppel du Nord. English
Contents The call of the North -- The Inughuit: the last kings of Thule -- The Igluligmiut, walrus hunters of Fury and Hecla Straits -- With the Netsilingmiut, the last nomads of the far north -- The Netsilik, men of the Arctic's cruelest land -- The Utkuhikhalingmiut, heading off towards the Arctic spartans -- The Utkuhikhalingmiut, spartans of the Arctic -- The Yupiit and the sacred whale -- The Yuits. The cradle of the Inuit, Whalebone Alley.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349) and indexes.
LCCN 2001093281
ISBN0810906228
ISBN9780810906228