The making of an explorer : George Hubert Wilkins and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916 /

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Wilkins was originally seconded to Stefansson's Arctic Expedition for a year as its official photographer but circumstances forced him to stay in the Arctic for three years. He spent much of those extra two years in discussion with Stefansson, becoming his life-long friend. "The Making of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenness, Stuart E. (Stuart Edward), 1925-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.
Colección:McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 38.
Temas:
Wilkins, George H. > (George Hubert), > Sir, > 1888-1958.
Canadian Arctic Expedition > (1913-1918)
Expédition arctique canadienne > (1913-1918)
Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918)
Explorers > Arctic regions > Biography.
Explorateurs > Arctique > Biographies.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
HISTORY > Polar Regions.
Discoveries in geography > Canadian.
Explorers.
Expedities.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > Canadian.
Arctique > Découverte et exploration canadiennes.
Arctic Regions.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Festschriften.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • illustrations
  • preface
  • acknowledgments
  • prologue
  • 1 The Hunting Trip
  • 2 The Fishing Lake
  • 3 Collinson Point
  • 4 Visit to the Belvedere
  • 5 Confrontation at Collinson Point
  • 6 StefanssonÃŒs First Ice Trip
  • 7 Visit with the Whale Hunters
  • 8 The North Star
  • 9 Herschel Island
  • 10 The Search for Stefansson
  • 11 Appearance of Stefansson
  • 12 Hunting with Stefansson
  • 13 Cape Kellett
  • 14 StefanssonÃŒs Second Ice Trip
  • 15 Journey to Bernard Harbour
  • 16 Visiting the Copper Eskimos
  • 17 Confrontation at Bernard Harbour18 Waiting to Go East
  • 19 Taking the North Star to Banks Island
  • 20 Up the West Coast of Banks Island
  • 21 Back and Forth to the North Star
  • 22 To Mercy Bay and Melville Island
  • 23 Minto Inlet and the Ã? Blond EskimosÃ?
  • 24 Return to Bernard Harbour
  • 25 Leaving the Arctic
  • epilogue
  • appendix 1 Birds Collected by G.H. Wilkins on Banks Island, 1914
  • appendix 2 Mammals Collected by G.H. Wilkins on
  • notes
  • references
  • index

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