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Finding John Rae / Alice Ja...
This creative nonfiction biography of the celebrated Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae begins in 1854 when, on a mapping expedition to the Boothia Peninsula, Rae discovers the missing link in the Northwest Passage. On the same trip, a chance encounter with an Inuit hunter leads him to uncover the tragic fate that befell the officers and crew of the long-missing Franklin Expedition when, starving on the ice, they resorted to cannibalism. When the Scottish-born scientist and Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor reports the shocking details about the men's demise to the British Admiralty, he is publicly belittled by such well-known Victorian society figures as the novelist Charles Dickens and Sir John Franklin's widow, Jane. From then on, Rae's life becomes a restless journey of soaring hope and bitter disappointment, as he attempts to restore his good reputation with the British public, defend the integrity of the Arctic natives who brought him detailed testimony about the evidence of cannibalism, and rebuild his shattered identity. Rae's search for what has been lost takes him to Hamilton, Lower Canada, across Rupert's Land to the Pacific Coast, to the Faroe Islands, across Greenland, and then finally home to the Orkney Islands where yet another turn of events catches him by surprise
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monografia Rebiun39240753 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun39240753 m jo d cr un||||||||| 161108s2017 bcc ob 000 0beng 1081041809 9781553804826 HTML) 1553804821 9781553804833 PDF) 155380483X 9781553804819 1553804813 NLC 000044843507 NLC 20169074420 AU@ 000061037164 NLC eng rda pn NLC YDX EBLCP MERUC CELBN AGLDB K6U NLC OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO N$T CNLAK CANEL OCLCA OCL OCLCO OCLCQ OCL OCLCO BTN OCLCO OCLCQ SFB INARC OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCL CLOUD OCLCQ OCLCO UKKRT r------ n-cn--- e-uk-st BIO 006000 bisacsh TRV 006040 bisacsh 917.1904/1092 23 af101fs lacc cci1icc lacc coll13 lacc Hamilton, Alice Jane 1950-) author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjMrthxyvgVctDHKxXcbbb Finding John Rae Alice Jane Hamilton 1702 Vancouver Rondale Press 2017 Vancouver Vancouver Rondale Press 1 online resource 1 online resource Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) This creative nonfiction biography of the celebrated Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae begins in 1854 when, on a mapping expedition to the Boothia Peninsula, Rae discovers the missing link in the Northwest Passage. On the same trip, a chance encounter with an Inuit hunter leads him to uncover the tragic fate that befell the officers and crew of the long-missing Franklin Expedition when, starving on the ice, they resorted to cannibalism. When the Scottish-born scientist and Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor reports the shocking details about the men's demise to the British Admiralty, he is publicly belittled by such well-known Victorian society figures as the novelist Charles Dickens and Sir John Franklin's widow, Jane. From then on, Rae's life becomes a restless journey of soaring hope and bitter disappointment, as he attempts to restore his good reputation with the British public, defend the integrity of the Arctic natives who brought him detailed testimony about the evidence of cannibalism, and rebuild his shattered identity. Rae's search for what has been lost takes him to Hamilton, Lower Canada, across Rupert's Land to the Pacific Coast, to the Faroe Islands, across Greenland, and then finally home to the Orkney Islands where yet another turn of events catches him by surprise Rae, John 1813-1893.) Rae, John 1813-1893)- Travel- Arctic regions Rae, John 1813-1893) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJktvQx4PK7QQbXWDk8wG3 Hudson's Bay Company- Biography Hudson's Bay Company. John Franklin Arctic Expedition. (1845-1851) Inuit- Canada- Social life and customs- 19th century Surgeons- Scotland- Biography Inuit- Canada- Murs et coutumes- 19e siècle Chirurgiens- Écosse- Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY- Historical. Discoveries in geography- British. Inuit- Social life and customs. Surgeons. Travel. Arctic regions- Discovery and exploration- British Northwest Passage- Discovery and exploration- British Arctic Ocean- Northwest Passage. Arctic Regions. Canada. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 Scotland. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRx4M4xHbtFTRj7p6BmM Electronic books Biographies and Autobiographies Canadian nonfiction Creative nonfiction History Biographies. Creative nonfiction. Creative nonfiction. Biographies. Essais fictionnels. Biographies. Hamilton, Alice Jane, 1950-. Finding John Rae./. Vancouver : Rondale Press, 2017 (CaOONL)20169074412