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Kurt Faber was a German adventurer who wrote of his travels in the Arctic, South America, and India. This title describes his experiences aboard the whaling ship "Bowhead" in the Arctic. After a difficult winter with the ship stuck in ice at Herschel Island, Canada, Faber leaves overland f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faber, Kurt, 1883-1929, author.
Format: Text
Language:German
Subjects:
Faber
Kurt
1883-1929
Bowhead (Steam whaler)
Whaling
Eskimos
Arctic
Canada
Herschel Island
eskimo*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/gri.ark:/13960/t13n5s87x
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015063861127
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Summary:Kurt Faber was a German adventurer who wrote of his travels in the Arctic, South America, and India. This title describes his experiences aboard the whaling ship "Bowhead" in the Arctic. After a difficult winter with the ship stuck in ice at Herschel Island, Canada, Faber leaves overland for San Francisco and details his journey and life among the Eskimos along the way. "Ein deutscher Draufgänger. Geleitwort von Erwin Rosen": p. xix-xxi. Kurt Faber was a German adventurer who wrote of his travels in the Arctic, South America, and India. This title describes his experiences aboard the whaling ship "Bowhead" in the Arctic. After a difficult winter with the ship stuck in ice at Herschel Island, Canada, Faber leaves overland for San Francisco and details his journey and life among the Eskimos along the way. Mode of access: Internet.

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