The Wild North Land : The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across Northern North America

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, William Francis, Sir, 1838-1910

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Wild North Land" by Sir William Francis Butler is an adventurous travel account chronicling a winter journey across Northern North America, written in the early 20th century. The book details the author's experiences as he embarks on a solitary trek through the frigid wilderness, utilizing traditional methods of travel alongside his loyal dogs. The narrative is focused on the challenges and rugged beauty of the North, inviting readers into a world of exploration and discovery. The opening of the story presents the author's motivations for his journey, beginning with reflections on the vibrant life back in England contrasted against the isolation and magnificence of the wild North. He recounts a transition from aspirations of African travel to embracing the unexplored territories of North America after feeling overlooked by the British nation. With an Esquimaux dog named Cerf-vola, Butler details the early stages of his expedition from the Red River of the North to the vast landscapes beyond, peppered with observations about the land and its profound solitude during the harsh winter months. This sets the stage for a narrative filled with trials, encounters with nature, and contemplations on the human spirit within the majestic yet unforgiving wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Sonya Schermann, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2021-09-13