The Polar World: a Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the GlobeHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 486 páginas |
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... Clothing . - The Hare Indians . - Degraded State of the Women . - Practical Socialists . - Character . - Cruelty to the Aged and Infirm .................. .. 327 CHAPTER XXXI . THE LOUCHEUX , OR KUTCHIN INDIANS . CONTENTS . xi.
... Clothing . - The Hare Indians . - Degraded State of the Women . - Practical Socialists . - Character . - Cruelty to the Aged and Infirm .................. .. 327 CHAPTER XXXI . THE LOUCHEUX , OR KUTCHIN INDIANS . CONTENTS . xi.
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... Clothing .. 11. Arctic Moonlight 12. Aurora seen in Norway . • • 13. Aurora seen in Greenland . 14. Group of Reindeer .. 15. Elks .. 16. The Musk - ox . 17. Argali .. ... 18. The Snowy Owl . 19. Bernide Goose .. 20. The Sea - eagle ...
... Clothing .. 11. Arctic Moonlight 12. Aurora seen in Norway . • • 13. Aurora seen in Greenland . 14. Group of Reindeer .. 15. Elks .. 16. The Musk - ox . 17. Argali .. ... 18. The Snowy Owl . 19. Bernide Goose .. 20. The Sea - eagle ...
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... clothing ; a hut small and low , where the warmth of a fire , or simply of a train - oil lamp , is husbanded in a narrow space , and , above all , the wonderful power of the human constitution to accommodate itself to every change of ...
... clothing ; a hut small and low , where the warmth of a fire , or simply of a train - oil lamp , is husbanded in a narrow space , and , above all , the wonderful power of the human constitution to accommodate itself to every change of ...
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... CLOTHING . have been found in the interior of Banks's Land by M'Clure's sledging - parties . At Anakerdluk , in North Greenland ( 70 ° N. ) , a large forest lies buried on a mountain surrounded by glaciers , 1080 feet above the level of ...
... CLOTHING . have been found in the interior of Banks's Land by M'Clure's sledging - parties . At Anakerdluk , in North Greenland ( 70 ° N. ) , a large forest lies buried on a mountain surrounded by glaciers , 1080 feet above the level of ...
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Georg Hartwig. own . Nothing can exceed the magnificence of an Arctic sunset , clothing the snow - clad mountains and the skies with all the glories of color , or be more serenely beautiful than the clear star - light night , illumined ...
Georg Hartwig. own . Nothing can exceed the magnificence of an Arctic sunset , clothing the snow - clad mountains and the skies with all the glories of color , or be more serenely beautiful than the clear star - light night , illumined ...
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