One of two or three autobiographies by Freuchen, this mainly of his life and adventures with Rasmussen during the Thule expeditions. A few things stand out: his total admiration for Robert Peary (of course for Rasmussen as well), his growing sensitivity to Inuit culture (thanks to his marriage with Navarana), and his lack of any literary pretentions. He scarcely mentions anything he does during his leisure time.
Arctic Adventure: My Life in the Frozen North
Freuchen, Peter. . New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935.
- Arctic Reading: Europe including Scandinavia
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I Sailed with Rasmussen
Freuchen, Peter. [Freuchen’s Own Story of the Great Explorer].New York: Messner, 1958.
- Arctic Reading: General
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Primarily a biographical work on Knud Rasmussen. Neat stories on p. 149-51 on making a rotten piece sound enticing to an unsuspecting visitor, and p. 172 about a small boy and a ferocious bear.