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The Arctic journals of John Rae / selected and introduced by Ken McGoogan.
- Title
- The Arctic journals of John Rae / selected and introduced by Ken McGoogan.
- Author
- Rae, John, 1813-1893
- Publication
- [Victoria, B.C.] : TouchWood Editions, c2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | G615 .R34 2012 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 312 p. : map; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- Classics West collection
- Uniform Title
- Classics West collection.
- Subject
- Arctic regions > Description and travel
- Arctique > Descriptions et voyages
- Inuit > Canada > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Inuits > Canada > Moeurs et coutumes > 19e siècle
- Nord-Ouest canadien > Descriptions et voyages
- Northwest, Canadian > Description and travel
- Rae, John, 1813-1893 > Travel > Arctic regions
- Rae, John, 1813-1893 > Travel > Northwest, Canadian
- Rae, John, 1813-1893 > Voyages > Arctique
- Rae, John, 1813-1893 > Voyages > Nord-Ouest canadien
- Note
- Contains the long-lost pages of Rae's unpublished autobiography, the complete text of his only published work, Narrative of an expedition to the shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1846 and 1847, and Rae's controversial report on the fate of the final expedition of Sir John Franklin.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic formats.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Map of Northwest Passage in 1845 -- Introduction by Ken McGoogan -- Part one: the lost autobiography -- Part two: the making of an Arctic explorer -- Part three: John Rae contends with Charles Dickens -- About John Rae -- About Ken McGoogan.
- ISBN
- 9781927129746
- 1927129745
- LCCN
- ^^2013414776
- OCLC
- 793485686
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library