From Far and Wide: A History of Canada's Arctic Sovereignty

by Peter Pigott

Book Overview

In the early 20th century the Canadian North was a mystery, but the Canadian military stepped in, and this book explores its historic activities in Canada's Arctic. Is the Canadian North a state of mind or simply the lands and waters above the 60th parallel? In searching for the ill-fated Franklin Expedition in the 19th century, Britain's Royal Navy mapped and charted most of the Arctic Archipelago. In 1874 Canadian Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554889871
• ISBN13: 9781554889877
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"