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Book Review of Peter Freuchen's Famous Book of the Eskimos

Peter Freuchen's Famous Book of the Eskimos
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COMPREHENSIVE EYEWITNESS STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD. CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
1 - ESKIMO ENVIRONMENT AND ORIGINS
2 - THE ESKIMO WAY OF LIFE
3 - TRADING WITH THE ESKIMOS
4 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE
5 - FAMILY STRUCTURE, MORALS, AN ESKIMO WEDDING, ESKIMO COURTSHIP
6 - EATING AND VISITING
7 - POLAR JUSTICE: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AMONG THE ESKIMOS
8 - ESKIMOS AS SERVANTS
9 - THE ESKIMO MIND
10 - LIFE AND DEATH
11 - MATTER AND SPIRIT
12 - THE ESKIMO IDEA OF THE WORLD
13 - ESKIMO MUSIC AND POETRY
14 - LOOTEVEK: CASANOVA OF THE ICE FLOES
15 - ARCTIC NIGHTMARE
16 - AN ESKIMO TAKES A BRIDE
17 - DEAD MAN'S CACHE
18 - THE PARTNER
19 - THE DAY I HARPOONED MYSELF
20 - MARRIAGE: THE HARBOR OF SAFETY
21 - HUNGER
22 - THE POLAR BEAR
23 - THE ESKIMOS: PAST AND PRESENT

IT READS BETTER THAN FICTION!