Unter Eskimos und Walfischfängernb :
Eismeerfahrten eines jungen Deutschen /
von Kurt Faber.

Description

Main Author

Faber, Kurt, 1883-1929

Language(s)

German

Published

©1916
Stuttgart : Verlag Robert Lutz [1916]

Subjects

Faber, Kurt, > Faber, Kurt, / 1883-1929 > Faber, Kurt, / 1883-1929 / Travel > Faber, Kurt, / 1883-1929 / Travel / Arctic regions.
Bowhead (Steam whaler)
Whaling.
Eskimos.
Nordpolarmeer.
Arctic regions.
Reisebericht 1903-1906.

Summary

Kurt Faber was a German adventurer who wrote of his travels in the Arctic, South America, and India. This title describes his experiences aboard the whaling ship "Bowhead" in the Arctic. After a difficult winter with the ship stuck in ice at Herschel Island, Canada, Faber leaves overland for San Francisco and details his journey and life among the Eskimos along the way.

Note

"Ein deutscher Draufgänger. Geleitwort von Erwin Rosen": p. xix-xxi.

Physical Description

xxiv, 369 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.

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