The Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Encountering the Tlingit and Eskimo in 1899

The Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Encountering the Tlingit and Eskimo in 1899
George Bird Grinnell  •  Polly Burroughs  •  Victoria Wyatt
EXPLORATION •  2007 •  PAPER

A handsome reprint edition of two essays by anthropologist George Bird Grinnell, drawn from the published account of the 1899 Harriman Expedition. Both "The Natives of the Alaska Coast Region" and "The Salmon Industry" are valuable accounts of the peoples and culture of the region. It includes Grinnell's notes on the Tlingit, Sitka, Aleut, and other well known groups ranging north along the Alaska coat to Siberia. Nicely Illustrated throughout with original drawings, engravings and photographs by expedition artists including Edward Curtis.  (ALA246, $14.95)





 
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