Minik: The New York Eskimo: An Arctic Explorer, a Museum, and the Betrayal of the Inuit People

The gripping true story of an Inuit boy's struggle for dignity and belonging in turn-of-the-century New York City during the age of Arctic exploration

“Impeccably researched and gracefully written, this is an essential book."–Andrea Barrett, National Book Award-winning author of Ship Fever

Sailing aboard a ship called Hope in 1897, celebrated Arctic explorer Robert Peary entered New York Harbor with peculiar "cargo": Six Polar Inuit intended to serve as live "specimens" at the American Muse...