River rough, River smooth : adventures on Manitoba's historic Hayes River / Anthony Dalton ; Arctic naturalist : the life of J. Dewey Soper / Anthony Dalton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dalton, Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--History.

Arctic regions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Natural Heritage Books, 2016.

Summary:

Presenting a special 2-book bundle of Anthony Dalton's outstanding writing on Canada's polar regions, their history, and their greatest explorers. "Dalton does an excellent job ... a very enjoyable read."- Bios Newsletter Includes: River Rough, River Smooth Manitoba's Hayes River runs over 600 km, from Norway House to Hudson Bay. Traditionally used for transport and hunting by the indigenous Cree, it became a major fur trade route from the 17th to 19th centuries. This is the account of the author's journey on the Hayes in the company of modern-day voyageurs reliving the past. Arctic Naturalist J. Dewey Soper was the last of the great pioneer naturalists in Canada, and spent many years in the Arctic, where he discovered the breeding grounds of the blue goose and charted the final unknown region of Baffin Islands coastline.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 18, 2017).

ISBN:

9781459736566

1459736567

OCLC:

1009256655