John Rae, Arctic Explorer
The Unfinished Autobiography
John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae's accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic's greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae's unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Rae's previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Rae's reports and correspondence-including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barr's meticulous…
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Weitere Autoren: Barr, William (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-77212-385-2
- EAN: 9781772123852
- Produktnummer: 34611231
- Verlag: The University of Alberta Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 689 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 78'336 KB
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Born in Orkney, John Rae (1813-1893) trained as a surgeon and was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company until the age of 44. Travelling in small groups, and using Inuit techniques, he explored substantial sections of the north coast of North America. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Rae was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal for his explorations and received several honorary degrees.
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