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My Arctic Journal: A Year among Ice-Fields and Eskimos
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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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1629635 in Books
- Published on: 2002-02-25
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .78 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 312 pages
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Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863-1955) was one of the few women to write an account of her experiences during the great age of Polar exploration. My Arctic Journal chronicles her experiences in Greenland in 1891-92 when she accompanied her husband, Robert Peary, on his expedition across northern Greenland. ... The memoir is fresh and candid and full of detail about camp life with the Inuit. (The Explorers Journal )
Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863-1955) was one of the few women to write an account of her experiences during the great age of Polar exploration. My Arctic Journal chronicles her experiences in Greenland in 1891-92 when she accompanied her husband, Robert Peary, on his expedition across northern Greenland. ... The memoir is fresh and candid and full of detail about camp life with the Inuit. (The Explorers Journal )
About the Author
Josephine Peary (1863-1955) made six extended trips to the Arctic. Her book about the birth of her daughter during one of these trips, The Snow Baby, was a big success when it was published in 1901. Robert M. Bryce is the author of Cook and Peary: The Polar Controversy, Resolved. He lives in Monrovia, Maryland, near Washington, DC.
Josephine Peary (1863-1955) made six extended trips to the Arctic. Her book about the birth of her daughter during one of these trips, The Snow Baby, was a big success when it was published in 1901. Robert M. Bryce is the author of Cook and Peary: The Polar Controversy, Resolved. He lives in Monrovia, Maryland, near Washington, DC.
