| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 166 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's native and northern series,
1181-7453 ;
10
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McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 10.
1181-7453
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Kia and Rae -- 2. The Etkerlin -- 3. Homeward Bound -- Appendix: Inuit Terms and Place Names. |
| Summary |
In 1868 American explorer Charles Francis Hall interviewed several Inuit hunters who spoke of strangers travelling through their land. Hall immediately assumed that the hunters were talking about survivors of the Franklin expedition and set off for the Melville Peninsula, the location of many of the sightings, to collect further evidence to support his theory. Hall's theory was roundly dismissed by historians of his day, who concluded that the Inuit had been referring to other white explorers, despite significant discrepancies between the Inuit evidence and the records of other expeditions. In Strangers Among Us Woodman re-examines the Inuit accounts in light of modern scholarship and concludes that Hall's initial conclusions are supported by Inuit remembrances, remembrances that do not correlate with the travels of other expeditions but are consistent with those of Franklin's. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Franklin, John, 1786-1847.
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Franklin, John, 1786-1847. |
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Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
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Franklin, John, (1786-1847; Sir) |
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Hall, Charles Francis, (1821-1871) |
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Franklin, John (Forschungsreisender) |
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Inuit -- Northwest Territories.
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Inuit. |
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Northwest Territories. |
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Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Arctic Regions. |
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Discoveries in geography. |
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British. |
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Melville Peninsula (Nunavut) -- History.
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Melville Peninsula (N.W.T.) -- History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Woodman, David C. (David Charles), 1956- Strangers among us. Montreal ; London : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1995 0773513485 (OCoLC)37594300 |
| ISBN |
9780773565630 (electronic book) |
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0773565639 (electronic book) |
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0773513485 |
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9780773513488 |
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