Books, History, Arctic & Antarctica

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Kenn Harper
Give Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo
by Steerforth Press (Hardcover)

Rand Flem-Ath, Rose Flem-Ath
When the Sky Fell: In Search of Atlantis
by Stoddart Pub (Hardcover)

Allan Fowler
The Top and Bottom of the World (Rookie Read-About Science)
by Children's Press (CT) (Library Binding)

Describes the location, climate, and animal life of the cold regions at either end of the earth.

Neil Grant
Eric The Red: The Viking Adventurer (What's Their Story)
by Oxford University Press, USA (Paperback)

Eric the Red was wild and hot-headed, even for a Viking. His quick temper was always getting him into trouble. But he learned quickly how to lead, and in time became a great warrior and a fearless adventurer. He discovered a new land--Greenland--and founded a new nation.

Richard Vaughan
The Arctic: A History (General History)
by Alan Sutton Publishing, (Hardcover)

A major history, which examines the life and culture of indigenous peoples such as the Inuit and Samoyed and their struggle for existence, this book shows the extraordinary diversity and richness of this apparently barren region.

Jean Malaurie
The Last Kings of Thule: With the Polar Eskimos, As They Face Their Destiny
by Univ of Chicago Pr (T) (Paperback)

Mark Blackburn
Hula Girls and Surfer Boys
by Schiffer Publishing (Paperback)

Hula and surfing represent the quintessential Hawaiian experience. Over 270 original photographs and postcard images are presented chronologically from 1870 to 1940 to powerfully portray the evolving styles and popularity of these icons of Hawai`i. The Hula and surfing traditions both are deeply rooted in legend and myth and Hula dancing was actually outlawed for over 60 years. Surfboards were highly prized by the ancients and the sport became reserved for Hawai`i's kings. These enchanting images include famous personalities like Duke Kahanamoku, as well as unknown practitioners of their arts.

Peter Freuchen
Arctic Adventure
by AMS Press (Hardcover)

An adventure classic by the famed explorer who lived among the Greenland Inuit. (SEE QUOTE.)

S. Allen Counter
North Pole Legacy: Black, White, and Eskimo
by Invisible Cities Press Llc (Paperback)

Upon hearing rumors that the men who discovered the North Pole had fathered sons while on their expedition, S. Allen Counter arranged to visit the remote villages where Robert Peary, the credited discoverer, and Matthew Henson, the black man whose contributions to the expedition are widely ignored, stayed during their travels. This book recounts the astonishing story of Counter’s trips to Greenland and the relationships he develops with the Eskimo ancestors of the two men. At the same time, new evidence about Peary’s journey to the Pole is examined, and it comes to light that Henson, was the true hero.

A.G.E. Jones
Antarctica Observed
by Caedmon of Whitby (Hardcover)

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