Apostle to the Inuit: the Journals and Ethnographic Notes of Edmund James Peck, the Baffin Years, 1894-1905.(Book review)

From: Arctic | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Muller-Wille, Ludger | Copyright information

APOSTLE TO THE INUIT: THE JOURNALS AND ETHNOGRAPHIC NOTES OF EDMUND JAMES PECK, THE BAFFIN YEARS, 1894-1905. Edited by FREDERIC LAUGRAND, JARICH OOSTEN, and FRANCOIS TRUDEL. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0-8020-9042-3. xiii + 498 p., map, b & w illus., chronology, notes, bib., index. Hardbound. Cdn$75.00; [pounds sterling]48.00.

Throughout the 19th century, the Inuit of southern Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island) and, in particular, of Tinijjuarvik (C...

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