Finding John Rae
Hamilton, Alice Jane, 1950-2017
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An account of the life of Scottish surgeon John Rae, who on one of his expeditions to the Arctic found a link to the Northwest Passage and learned the fate of the Franklin Expedition from Inuit hunters, the details of which were dismissed by others.
Main title:
Finding John Rae / Alice Jane Hamilton.
Author:
Hamilton, Alice Jane, 1950-, author
Publisher:
Vancouver, B.C. : Ronsdale Press, [2017]©2017
Collation:
226 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).Also issued online.Text in English.
ISBN:
155380483X (pdf)9781553804826 (ebook)9781553804819 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Rae, John, 1813-1893Rae, John, 1813-1893 -- Travel -- Arctic regionsJohn Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851)Hudson's Bay Company -- BiographyRae, John, 1813-1893Hudson's Bay CompanyArctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishNorthwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishInuit -- Canada -- Social life and customs -- 19th centurySurgeons -- Scotland -- BiographyDiscovery and exploration, BritishInuit -- Social life and customsSurgeonsTravelArctic Ocean -- Northwest PassageArctic RegionsCanadaScotland1800-1899Creative nonfictionBiographyCreative nonfiction
Index terms:
Rae, John, 1813-1893Northwest PassageFranklin ExpeditionHudson's Bay CompanyDiscovery and explorationArcticOrkney, StromnessOrphir
BRN:
2538463
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