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  • The People of the Polar North: A Record

    "Ethnologist Rasmussen journeyed widely across Greenland...in support of his theory that the Eskimo (Inuit) were descended from migratory Asian tribes." -The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys (2011)"The far northern world of paganism and magical incantation, as Rasmussen came to see, could be so cruel as to lead to unspeakable acts." - The Ice at the End of the World (2020)"Few people who read ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eskimo Folk-Tales

    Greenland Stories Collected from the Tellers

    Series series Myths & Legends
    Complete and unabridged, with 47 full-page plates by Domenichino, Suzanne de Court and Simone Cantarini. Greenland tales taken down word for word from the hunters who told them: the woman who mated with a dog, the soul that went to the moon, the man who avenged himself on the sea, the shamans and their journeys. Rasmussen was born in Greenland, spoke the language from childhood and collected these ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eskimo Folk Tales

    These stories were collected in various parts of Greenland, taken down from the lips of the Eskimo story tellers themselves, by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer. No man is better qualified to tell the story of Greenland, or the stories of its people. Knud Rasmussen is himself partly of Eskimo origin; his childhood was spent in Greenland, and to Greenland he returned again and again, studying, ... Read more

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  • The People of the Polar North

    A Record

    Translated by George Herring ...
    "Ethnologist Rasmussen journeyed widely across Greenland...in support of his theory that the Eskimo (Inuit) were descended from migratory Asian tribes." -The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys (2011)"The far northern world of paganism and magical incantation, as Rasmussen came to see, could be so cruel as to lead to unspeakable acts." - The Ice at the End of the World (2020)"Few people who read ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Eskimo Folk-Tales

    THESE stories were collected in various parts of Greenland, taken down from the lips of the Eskimo story-tellers themselves, by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer. ... Read more

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  • Eskimo Folk-Tales

    Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen was a Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist. He has been called the "father of Eskimology" and was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled. He remains well known in Greenland, Denmark and among Canadian Inuit. ... Read more

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  • Eskimo Folk Tales

    These stories were collected in various parts of Greenland, taken down from the lips of the Eskimo story tellers themselves, by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer.No man is better qualified to tell the story of Greenland, or the stories of its people. Knud Rasmussen is himself partly of Eskimo origin; his childhood was spent in Greenland, and to Greenland he returned again and again, studying, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eskimo Folk-Tales

    "Eskimo Folk-Tales," edited by Knud Rasmussen, is a captivating collection that immerses readers in the rich oral traditions of the Inuit people. This anthology showcases a variety of tales that reflect the unique cultural heritage, beliefs, and values of the Eskimo communities. Through stories of adventure, morality, and the natural world, Rasmussen preserves the voices of the storytellers, ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Eskimo Folk-Tales (UNABRIDGED)

    Narrated by Christopher Koa ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 4 min

    "Quote: ""No man is better qualified to tell the story of Greenland, or the stories of its people. Knud Rasmussen is himself partly of Eskimo origin; his childhood was spent in Greenland, and to Greenland he returned again and again, studying, exploring, crossing the desert of the inland ice, making unique collections of material, tangible and otherwise, from all parts of that vast and little ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD

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    The Little Mermaid is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.Written originally as a ballet, the tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media including musical theatre and animated film.The ... Read more

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    by Henry Beston ...
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