Strangers among us / David Woodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodman, David C. (David Charles), 1956-

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 10.

McGill-Queen's native and northern series, 1181-7453 ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franklin, John, 1786-1847.

Franklin, John.

Discoveries in geography.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--British.

Arctic regions.

Melville Peninsula (N.W.T.)--History.

Melville Peninsula (N.W.T.).

Physical Description:

xvi, 166 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1868 American explorer Charles Francis Hall interviewed several Inuit hunters who spoke of strangers travelling through their land. Hall immediately jumped to the conclusion 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 stories and evidence to support his supposition. His theory, however, 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 tales in light of modern scholarship and concludes that Hall's initial conclusions are supported by Inuit remembrances, remembrances that do not correlate with other expeditions but are consistent with Franklin's.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Maps and Illustrations

Author's Note

Preface

Acknowledgments

Kia and Rae

The Etkerlin

Homeward Bound

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-162) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85360-0

9786612853609

0-7735-6563-9

OCLC:

929121952