Vilhjalmur Stefansson has long been known for his groundbreaking work as an anthropologist and expert on Arctic peoples. His three expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the early 1900s, as well as his expertise in northern anthropology, helped create his public image as an heroic, Hemingway-esque figure in the annals of twentieth-century exploration. But the emotional and private life of Stefansson the man have remained hidden, until now.
New evidence of this other life has recently been discovered: a collection of love letters between Stefansson and his fiance Orpha Cecil Smith were found in a New Hampshire flea market; Stefansson's field diaries have revealed elegant essays and insightful commentary on Inupiat society; baptismal records have revealed that Stefansson had a son, Alex, with his informant and guide, Fanny Pannigabluk; and through Web searches and a private detective, Palsson found and conducted interviews with the descendents of both Cecil Smith and Alex Stefansson.
Travelling Passions sheds new light on Stefanssonís life and work, focussing on the tension between his private life and the theories that brought his name to the halls of fame. Palsson draws a clear, vivid, and in many ways unexpected picture of the mythical figure of Stefansson.
New evidence of this other life has recently been discovered: a collection of love letters between Stefansson and his fiance Orpha Cecil Smith were found in a New Hampshire flea market; Stefansson's field diaries have revealed elegant essays and insightful commentary on Inupiat society; baptismal records have revealed that Stefansson had a son, Alex, with his informant and guide, Fanny Pannigabluk; and through Web searches and a private detective, Palsson found and conducted interviews with the descendents of both Cecil Smith and Alex Stefansson.
Travelling Passions sheds new light on Stefanssonís life and work, focussing on the tension between his private life and the theories that brought his name to the halls of fame. Palsson draws a clear, vivid, and in many ways unexpected picture of the mythical figure of Stefansson.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 917.1904/2092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Translation of: Fraegd og firnindi Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 0887551793 9780887553905
- LCCN
- G635.S7
- LCCN Item number
- G5713 2005eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xviii, 374 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00601163 (OCoLC)243613870 (CaOOCEL)413004
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- COVER 1
- Contents 8
- Foreword 10
- Acknowledgements 14
- Introduction: Hard Facts and Emotive Fluff 22
- One: Formative Years 46
- Two: The Bone Collector 64
- Three: My Little Wife 84
- Four: Among Inuit 94
- Five: To the "Blond Eskimos" 108
- Six: In the Wake of the Karluk 148
- Seven: Farewell to Family Life 188
- Eight: Back to Civilization 200
- Nine: The Saga of Alex Stefansson 236
- Ten: The Dartmouth Years 270
- Eleven: The Super Eskimo 294
- Twelve: Love and Fame 310
- Epilogue 324
- A Chronology 342
- Endnotes 344
- Bibliography 366
- Index 386
- PERSONS 386
- A 386
- B 386
- C 386
- D 386
- E 386
- F 387
- G 387
- H 387
- I 387
- J 387
- K 388
- L 388
- M 388
- N 388
- O 388
- P 388
- Q–R 389
- S 389
- T 390
- U–Z 390
- PLACES 390
- A 390
- B 390
- C 391
- D–E 391
- F–G 391
- H 391
- I–K 391
- L 392
- M 392
- N 392
- O 392
- P 392
- Q–R 393
- S 393
- T 393
- U–Z 393
