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9780815411987
Wife of self-proclaimed North Pole discoverer Robert Edwin Peary, Josephine Peary was the first white woman to take part in an Artic exploration. Unavailable for nearly a century, this book is her account of Peary's 1891-92 expedition, of her adventurous experiences and cultural encounters, and of her extraordinary treks across the world's upper reaches. This rare, firsthand account--the only Arctic memoir composed by a woman--provides an accurate, elaborate picture of Arctic geography and Inuit culture.Peary, Josephine D. is the author of 'My Artic Journal A Year Among Ice-Fields and Eskimos 1891-1892', published 2002 under ISBN 9780815411987 and ISBN 0815411987.
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