First published in 1878, this English translation of a Greenlander's memoirs provides a valuable alternative perspective on nineteenth-century polar expeditions
These are the memoirs of Hans Hendrik (Suersaq; 1832-1889), a Kalaallit interpreter who was the first Inuk to publish an account of his travels. Hendrik took pa
Excerpt from Memoirs of Hans Hendrik, the Arctic Traveller: Serving Under Kane, Hayes, Hall and Nares, 1853-1876 Memoirs of Hans Hendrik, the Arctic Traveller: