{"product_id":"dawn-in-arctic-alaska-diamond-jenness-9780226397412","title":"Dawn in Arctic Alaska","description":"\"The \u003ci\u003eKarluk\u003c\/i\u003e had disappeared. Whether the vessel had freed itself from the ice and steamed eastward, or whether, still imprisoned, it had been carried by the ice westward, we could not know. In any case it was gone, leaving our hunting party of six men marooned on a sandy islet surrounded by thin ice and open water. The wind finally died away, in the calm air the water rapidly froze over again, and on September 30 we crossed with our two sleds to the mainland.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1913 a young ethnologist from New Zealand boarded a ship for the Arctic, beginning a personal journey that was to make Diamond Jenness one of the twentieth century's foremost authorities on Alaskan Eskimos. Jenness had been asked to join the Stefansson expedition, and his official duties were to collect ethnographic details on the Eskimos--their culture, technology, religion, and social organization. His account of the expedition was published as \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e in 1928, but Jenness also kept a diary of his three years among the Eskimos. He was eventually persuaded to publish it as \u003ci\u003eDawn in Arctic Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePredating the genre of personal ethnographies that has become so popular and important today, Jenness's tales blend his keen observations of the Arctic and its people with his own reflections and sensory experiences. He expresses great adimiration for the customs and character of the Eskimos and great regret and disappointment over the destruction of their lifeway through contact with white men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diamond Jenness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226397416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226397412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.39w x 0.49d","brand":"Diamond Jenness","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410360987903,"sku":"9780226397412","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_281e9a33-60a2-4b98-aa28-564740e23691.jpg?v=1697535954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dawn-in-arctic-alaska-diamond-jenness-9780226397412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}