No Ordinary Journey: John Rae, Arctic Explorer 1813-1893

by Jenni Calder, Ian Bunyan, Dale Idiens

Book Overview

John Rae's solitary childhood in the rugged hills of Orkney, Scotland, can be seen as preparation for the challenge he later faced in the Canadian Arctic. As a member of the Hudson's Bay Company, with a posting as surgeon and clerk to George Simpson, he travelled extensively in the Arctic, often alone. Taught to survive in extreme conditions by the Indians and the Inuit, he used this knowledge in exploring, surveying and mapping; collecting information...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773511075
• ISBN13: 9780773511071
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.0" x 9.0"