Bering Strait Eskimos, 1650-1898

This admirably conceived and researched, and well-written fundamental work provides a cultural history of the Bering Strait area of Alaska from the initial white contact about 1650 until the gold rush of 1898 swamped the native population with newcomers. The author bases her work on an exhaustive study of printed sources, clarified by nearly twenty years of ethnographic field work. - American Historical Review

The fundamental work, which is admirably conceived and researched, and well-written, offers a cultural history of the Bering Strait area of Alaska. The timeline spans from the initial white contact around 1650 to the gold rush of 1898, during which the native population was overwhelmed by the influx of newcomers. The author's research is grounded in an exhaustive study of printed sources, further informed by nearly two decades of ethnographic fieldwork. - American Historical Review

Admirably conceived and researched, this well-written fundamental work presents a cultural history of the Bering Strait area of Alaska. The timeline encompasses the period from the initial white contact around 1650 to the gold rush of 1898, when the native population was inundated by an influx of newcomers. The author's work is based on an exhaustive study of printed sources, complemented by nearly twenty years of ethnographic field research. - American Historical Review

This well-written fundamental work, which is admirably conceived and researched, provides a cultural history of the Bering Strait area of Alaska. The timeline spans from the initial white contact about 1650 to the gold rush of 1898, during which the native population was overwhelmed by the arrival of newcomers. The author's research is grounded in an exhaustive study of printed sources, further informed by nearly two decades of ethnographic fieldwork. - American Historical Review

The fundamental work, admirably conceived and researched, and well-written, offers a cultural history of the Bering Strait area of Alaska. The timeline encompasses the period from the initial white contact around 1650 to the gold rush of 1898, when the native population was inundated by an influx of newcomers. The author's research is based on an exhaustive study of printed sources, complemented by nearly twenty years of ethnographic field work. - American Historical Review

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