The Old Way North: Following the Oberholtzer-Magee Expedition

by David Pelly and David F. Pelly

Book Overview

In the spring of 1912, Ojibwe guide Billy Magee received a letter from future conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer asking Magee to accompany him on a journey. Soon after, the two headed into the Canadian Barren Lands of upper Manitoba for a five-month canoe trip that would lead them to unmapped territory and test both their endurance and their friendship.

Tracing the route of the Oberholtzer-Magee expedition, The Old Way North transports...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873516168
• ISBN13: 9780873516167
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Borealis Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"