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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenness, Stuart E. (Stuart Edward), 1925-

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 38.

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilkins, George H. (George Hubert), Sir, 1888-1958.

Wilkins, George H.

Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918).

Canadian Arctic Expedition.

Explorers--Arctic regions--Biography.

Explorers.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Canadian.

Arctic regions.

Physical Description:

xxii, 418 p. : illustrations, maps, portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 an Explorer" describes Wilkins' successful expedition to Banks Island in 1914 in search of Stefansson and his subsequent relationship with Stefansson, his significant role and contribution as second-in-command of Stefansson's polar explorations over the next two years, his remarkable collection of films and photographs of the little-known Copper Eskimos in the Central Arctic, and his large but virtually unknown original collection of birds and mammals from Banks Island for the National Museum of Canada.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Expedition Photographer

The Hunting Trip

The Fishing Lake

Collinson Point

Visit to the Belvedere

Confrontation at Collinson Point

Stefansson’s First Ice Trip

Visit with the Whale Hunters

Joining the Northern Party

The North Star

Herschel Island

The Search for Stefansson

Appearance of Stefansson

Hunting with Stefansson

Cape Kellett

Stefansson’s Second Ice Trip

Stefansson’s Emissary

Journey to Bernard Harbour

Visiting the Copper Eskimos

Confrontation at Bernard Harbour

Waiting to Go East

Taking the North Star to Banks Island

More Exploring

Up the West Coast of Banks Island

Back and Forth to the North Star

To Mercy Bay and Melville Island

Minto Inlet and the “Blond Eskimos”

Southward Bound

Return to Bernard Harbour

Leaving the Arctic

epilogue

Birds Collected by G.H. Wilkins on Banks Island, 1914

Mammals Collected by G.H. Wilkins on Banks Island (1914 except as indicated)

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. 397-400.

ISBN:

1-282-86296-0

9786612862960

0-7735-7228-7

OCLC:

929120852