Travelling passions :: the hidden life of Vilhjalmur Stefansson /

Vilhjalmur Stefansson has long been known for his groundbreaking work as an anthropologist and expert on Arctic peoples. His three expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the early 1900s, as well as his expertise in northern anthropology, helped create his public image as an heroic, Hemingway-esque fi...

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1. Verfasser: Gísli Pálsson, 1949-
Weitere Verfasser: Kunz, Keneva
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Icelandic
Veröffentlicht: Winnipeg, Man. : University of Manitoba Press, 2005.
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Zusammenfassung:Vilhjalmur Stefansson has long been known for his groundbreaking work as an anthropologist and expert on Arctic peoples. His three expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the early 1900s, as well as his expertise in northern anthropology, helped create his public image as an heroic, Hemingway-esque figure in the annals of twentieth-century exploration. But the emotional and private life of Stefansson the man have remained hidden, until now. New evidence of this other life has recently been discovered: a collection of love letters between Stefansson and his fiance Orpha Cecil Smith were found in a New Hampshire flea market; Stefansson's field diaries have revealed elegant essays and insightful commentary on Inupiat society; baptismal records have revealed that Stefansson had a son, Alex, with his informant and guide, Fanny Pannigabluk; and through Web searches and a private detective, Palsson found and conducted interviews with the descendents of both Cecil Smith and Alex Stefansson. Travelling Passions sheds new light on Stefanssonís life and work, focussing on the tension between his private life and the theories that brought his name to the halls of fame. Palsson draws a clear, vivid, and in many ways unexpected picture of the mythical figure of Stefansson.
Beschreibung:Translation of: Fraegd og firnindi.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 374 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0887551793
9780887551796
9780887553905
0887553907
1283091364
9781283091367
9786613091369
6613091367
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