New book: Knud Rasmussen was the greatest Danish polar explorer of the twentieth century. In contrast to other explorers his primary purpose was not the exploration of the polar regions’ geography, but the people who lived in these distant, cold regions, as well as their way of life, culture, myths, legends, songs and religious beliefs. 

The Fifth Thule Expedition (1921-1924) brought Rasmussen and his team into close contact with the Inuit in Canada, Alaska and Siberia. 

This mesmerizing book, published on the occasion of the centennial of the Fifth Thule Expedition, was written by Knud Michelsen, a Danish expert on Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition. While it focuses on this unique and consequential expedition, it is also a book about Knud Rasmussen in general, his background, his other travels and activities, his unique personality and his place and significance in a broad historical and political context. 

This captivating book with over 100 illustrations is just $20 and is available from Liselotte Ostergaard and Pastor Simon Kangas Larsen.