Death on the barrens, a true story of courage and tragedy in the Canadian Arctic, George Grinnell
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Death on the barrens, a true story of courage and tragedy in the Canadian Arctic, George Grinnell
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Death on the barrens
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
326529064
Responsibility statement
George Grinnell
Sub title
a true story of courage and tragedy in the Canadian Arctic
Summary
"The gripping true story of an ill-fated canoe voyage across the uninhabited Canadian barrens"--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
The Mounties -- Embarkation -- Art Moffatt -- The first sugar dispute -- Panic -- The broken teacup -- The United Bowmen's Association -- Separate ways -- The second sugar dispute -- The ceremony of innocence is drowned -- The blood-dimmed tide is loosed -- Caribou -- Tundra time -- The widening gyre -- His hour come round at last -- I was the river -- On his own -- The garbage dump -- Blizzard -- Death on the barrens -- Our new leader -- The last farewell -- Inuit -- Flies of the lord -- The longer pilgrimage -- Gratitude
Subject
- Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
- Wilderness survival -- Canada, Northern -- History -- 20th century
- Wilderness areas -- Canada, Northern -- History -- 20th century
- Grinnell, George James, 1933- -- Travel -- Canada, Northern
- Canoes and canoeing -- Canada, Northern -- History -- 20th century
- Arctic regions -- Description and travel
- Canada, Northern -- Description and travel
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
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- Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
- Wilderness survival -- Canada, Northern -- History -- 20th century
- Wilderness areas -- Canada, Northern -- History -- 20th century
- Grinnell, George James, 1933- -- Travel -- Canada, Northern
- Canoes and canoeing -- Canada, Northern -- History -- 20th century
- Arctic regions -- Description and travel
- Canada, Northern -- Description and travel
- Mapped to1