Publisher's Synopsis
Despite his extraordinary physical prowess, Rasmussen was one of the most intellectual of the great explorers, more interested in scientific study than glamorous feats, producing (among many other works) a ten-volume account documenting Inuit spirituality and culture, an accomplishment that earned him the title the father of Eskimology.”
In this first full-length biography, Stephen R. Bown brings Rasmussen’s inspiring story to English readers in all its richness, givingWhite Eskimothe readability of a good novel.