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Title
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Hunting with the Eskimos: the Unique Record of a Sportsman’s Year Among the Northernmost Tribe
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Caption
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Harry Whitney (1873-1936; pictured above) was an American sportsman, adventurer, and author. He traveled to northern Greenland in 1908, staying the winter with the indigenous Inughuit to hunt polar bears, arctic hare, walrus, whales, and the prized muskox. A year after his second hunting trip to Greenland, he published this book about his experiences. Big-game hunting—the hunting of large animals for trophy, sport, or raw materials (such as meat, horn, bone, or oil)—became tremendously popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as wealthy, urban elites grew accustomed to increased amounts of free-time and disposable income. Unfortunately, unsustainable big-game hunting practices eventually led to considerable reductions in wildlife populations from the Arctic to Africa.
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Creator
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Harry Whitney
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Date Created
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1910
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Publisher
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Century Co.
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Place of Publication
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New York, New York
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Rights
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No Known Copyright
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Bibliographic Citation
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Harry Whitney. Hunting with the Eskimos: the Unique Record of a Sportsman’s Year Among the Northernmost Tribe: the Big Game Hunting, the Native Life, and the Battle for Existence through the Long Arctic Night. New York: Century Co., 1910. Stefansson SK265 .W6. ISBN: 1357407122
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Filename
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exh-vanishing_Whitney_001.jpeg
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exh-vanishing_Whitney_002.jpeg
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exh-vanishing_Whitney_003.jpeg
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exh-vanishing_Whitney_004.jpeg
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Case Number
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Extinction - What can we do about it?
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Item Number
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1
