Seasons of the Eskimo: A vanishing way of life

"Of all the earth's regions, the Eskimos live in the harshest and most forbidding ... The murderous climate and ever-present threat of famine could have turned the Eskimos into glum and brooding people. Instead, they are gay, gregarious, good-natured, and amazingly contented." These words, from one of Fred Bruemmer's four essays on the seasons of the Eskimo, counterpoint his magnificent photographs. They introduce a fascinating journey of exploration comprising descriptions bases on Bruemmer's own observations, lore he acquired from the Eskimos themselves, and information gleaned by earlier studies of Eskimo life.