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Pike's Portage : stories of a distinguished place / edited by Morten Asfeldt & Bob Henderson ; foreword by James Raffan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Troubetzkoy, Alexis S., 1934-2017.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canada--Description and travel.
- Canada.
- Pikes Portage Route (N.W.T.)--History.
- Pikes Portage Route (N.W.T.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, a member of the Dundurn Group, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From early medieval times to the twenty-first century, what has been the beguiling attraction of the North? This book dwells on contemporary issues besetting the most fragile part of our globe - global warming and environmental, ecological and geo-political concerns. It also provides an overview of the Arctic region, from Canada to the North Sea.
- Contents:
- Earliest explorations
- Eastern thrusts to Cathay
- First western thrusts
- The Hudson tragedy
- A Dane at Hudson Bay
- Russians in the Artic
- The Franklin tragedy
- Americans of the Arctic
- The Scandinavians
- Canary in the cage
- People and politics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-55488-931-6
- 1-4597-1025-8
- 1-280-57702-9
- 1-4597-0037-6
- 9786613606730
- 1-77070-548-1
- OCLC:
- 781612921
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