Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites

• Main Author: Peary,Robert E.
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: Methuen 1898
• Subjects: Eskimos;Greenland;Description and travel; Greenland; Cape York; Smith Sound; eskimo*; Ice cap; Smith sound; walrus*
• Online Access: http://books.google.com/books?id=S8lga4iA-jAC&dq=northward+over+the+great+ice+a+narrative+of+life&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=jpL2Zi5tBl&sig=67YcPtE--KDsbBgVWRd4BfwvWqY; http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cbu_khattar/id/1298

This book is an account of the author's time spent on the interior ice cap of Greenland in the late 19th century. The first expedition took place in 1893-1894, and the first section of the book discusses this. Chapters include information on Cape York, house-building and hunting, the Saviksue,...