Give Me My Father's Body
Book description
A compelling biography of the Eskimo boy who was brought back to the U.S. by explorer Robert Peary recreates the twelve agonizing years little Minik spent living as an alien in New York City, an experience that culminates with the discovery that his father's body is on display at the…
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1 author picked Give Me My Father's Body as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
What would you do if you were taken by force from your home as a child and placed in a museum for strangers to look at you and touch you? And if two-thirds of the adults with you died almost immediately from this treatment? And if the man who did this to you was acclaimed as a hero?
This is the story of a boy from the Arctic lost in New York City, and his struggle to return home.
From Karen's list on why anyone would want to freeze in the Arctic.
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