Excavating the north: two writers uncover more pieces in the puzzle of Arctic history.(Hummocks: Journeys and inquiries Among the Canadian Inuit; Travelling Passions: The Hidden Life of Vilhjalmur Stefansson )(Book review) From: Literary Review of Canada | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: McGoogan, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2007 Literary Review of Canada, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Hummocks: Journeys and inquiries Among the Canadian inuit Jean Malaurie Translated by Peter Feldstein McGill-Queen's University Press 378 pages, hardcover ISBN 9780773532007

Travelling Passions: The Hidden Life of Vilhjalmur Stefansson Gisli Palsson Translated by Keneva Kunz University of Manitoba Press 374 pages, hardcover ISBN 9780887551796

One morning in August 1999, on the west coast of Boothia Peninsula in the high Arctic, three men prepared to set out fr...