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John Rae, Arctic explorer : the unfinished autobiography
- Title
- John Rae, Arctic explorer : the unfinished autobiography / edited with an introduction by William Barr.
- Author
- Rae, John, 1813-1893
- Publication
- Edmonton, Alberta : Polynya Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Barr, William, 1940-
- Description
- xxxiv, 649 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- "John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae's accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (1,850 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic's greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae's unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Rae's previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Rae's reports and correspondence--including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barr's meticulously researched, long overdue presentation of Rae's life and legacy is an immensely valuable addition to the literature of Arctic exploration."--
- Subjects
- Explorers
- Surgeons
- Rae, John, 1813-1893
- Canada, Northern
- Travel
- John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851)
- Arctic Regions
- Autobiographies
- Explorers > Scotland > Biography
- Scotland
- Biography
- Surgeons > Scotland > Biography
- Rae, John, 1813-1893 > Travel > Arctic regions
- Canada, Northern > Discovery and exploration > British
- Discovery and exploration, British
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-625) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Contents
- Orkney childhood -- Voyage to Hudson Bay and winter on Charlton Island -- Moose Factory: life, people, hunting, shooting, and trapping -- Moose Factory, Fort Garry, Toronto, York Factory -- 1846-1847 Arctic expedition -- Searching for Franklin with Sir John Richardson, 1848 -- Winter at Fort Confidence, 1848-1849 -- Bourgeois at Fort Simpson -- North again, and another winter at Fort Confidence -- Sledge expedition to Victoria Island, spring 1851 -- Boat expedition, summer 1851 -- From Fort Chipewyan to Fort Garry to England -- Back to the Arctic, 1853: from England to Churchill -- From Churchill to Repulse Bay -- A second winter at Repulse Bay, 1853-1854 -- North again, to close the last gap -- The second half of his life.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-1198
- ISBN
- 9781772123326
- 1772123323
- 9781772123852 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 1042183636
- Author
- Rae, John, 1813-1893, author.
- Title
- John Rae, Arctic explorer : the unfinished autobiography / edited with an introduction by William Barr.
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Polynya Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-625) and index.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Added Author
- Barr, William, 1940- editor.
- Other Form:
- Rae, John, 1813-1893, author. John Rae, Arctic explorer. Edmonton, Alberta : Polynya Press, 2018. (CaOONL)20189028386
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-1198