Through an unknown country : the Jarvis-Hanington winter expedition through the northern rockies, 1874 1875 /

"Based on previously unpublished reports and journals thought to be lost, Through An Unknown Country provides the reader with a harrowing and riveting account of a 19th century expedition through the northern mountain ranges of western Canada. In the winter of 1874-75, Edward Worrell Jarvis (18...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Murtha, Mike (Editor ), Helm, Charles, 1957- (Editor ), Sandford, Robert W. (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Victoria, BC] : Rocky Mountain Books, [2015]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Jarvis, Edward Worrell, > 1846-1894 > Diaries.
Hanington, Charles Francis, > 1848-1930 > Diaries.
Jarvis, Edward Worrell, > 1846-1894 > Travel > Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B. C. and Alta.)
Hanington, Charles Francis, > 1848-1930 > Travel > Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B. C. and Alta.)
Jarvis, Edward Worrell, > 1846-1894 > Voyages > Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.)
Hanington, Charles Francis, > 1848-1930 > Voyages > Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.)
Jarvis, Edward Worrell, > 1846-1894
Hanington, Charles Francis, > 1848-1930
Mountaineering expeditions > Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)
Mountaineers > Canada > Diaries.
Mountaineers > Canada > Correspondence.
Mountaineering expeditions > Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.)
Expéditions (Alpinisme) > Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.)
Alpinistes > Canada > Journaux intimes.
Alpinistes > Canada > Correspondance.
HISTORY > Canada > Post-Confederation (1867- )
Travel.
Mountaineers.
Mountaineering expeditions.
Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) > Description and travel.
Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.) > Description and travel.
Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) > Descriptions et voyages.
Canada > Canadian Rockies.
Canada.
Electronic books.
diaries.
Personal correspondence.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
Correspondance privée.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: E.W. Jarvis's Report and Narrative
  • Chapter 2: C.F. Hanington's Journal
  • Chapter 3: Excerpts from E.W. Jarvis's Diaries, 1875
  • Chapter 4: Excerpts from C.F. Hanington's Reminiscences, 1928-1929, Describing the 1875 Expedition
  • Chapter 5: The Expedition in Perspective Starting Out
  • Chapter 6: Biographies. Major Edward Worrell Jarvis ; Major Charles Francis Hanington ; Other Members of the Expedition ; Sandford Fleming
  • Appendix A: The Smoky River Cache
  • Appendix B: The Jarvis Diaries
  • Appendix C: "Winter Journey" by Jon Whyte
  • Appendix D: Excerpts from Other Writers
  • Appendix E: Mal de raquette
  • Appendix F: Geographic Names
  • Appendix G: Geographical Features.

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