Minik, a young Eskimo boy, was brought to New York City with five other Eskimos as "cargo" by Robert Peary in 1897, and left as specimens at the American Museum of Natural History. Orphaned after a year, Minik remained in New York for 12 years, until, disillusioned with white society, he returned to his homeland.
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Minik, a young Eskimo boy, was brought to New York City with five other Eskimos as "cargo" by Robert Peary in 1897, and left as specimens at the American Museum of Natural History. Orphaned after a year, Minik remained in New York for 12 years, until, disillusioned with white society, he returned to his homeland.
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Good in N/a jacket. Signed by Author(s) Book has brown background with a picture of a boy dressed in furs. There is a bit of edgewear and a small tear at the lower front spine. Dedication to "fellow northerners" and signed on the title page by the author. About a 'Polar Eskimo' from north-western Greenland who was taken to New York as a living specimen for museum. Book interior is clean and tight.