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5.0
This books starts with Freuchen telling stories about his time as a journalist and showman where he all but admits that an interesting story is better than a true one. He also condemns men who told tales of the arctic that weren't true. I kept both these facts in mind as I read short (some only a paragraph) story after short story told almost in a letter to an old friend style about a young man's adventures with Inuit people of Greenland. This book woke my wanderlust and provoked my impending midlife crisis while reminding me that life for the natives was not fun, but often deadly. That being said, Freuchen finds joy and conveys customs and beliefs of the native people in comparison to his own in what will certainly be a "have you ever read this" book in my home library for years to come.
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