Gino Watkins

This book is a biography of Henry George (Gino) Watkins, a British explorer who had led 4 different northern expeditions by the age of 25. One of these was his excursion to Labrador to make exploratory surveys of the region in 1928, which proved to be so difficult Watkins was convinced to make any f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, J. M. (James Maurice), 1906-1986
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hodder & Stoughton 1935
Subjects:
Watkins
Henry George
1907-1932
Arctic regions
Labrador (N.L.) > Discovery and exploration
Arctic
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/25250
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Summary:This book is a biography of Henry George (Gino) Watkins, a British explorer who had led 4 different northern expeditions by the age of 25. One of these was his excursion to Labrador to make exploratory surveys of the region in 1928, which proved to be so difficult Watkins was convinced to make any further surveys by air. The account of this expedition can be found in chapters seven through twelve (p. 80-158). Includes index.

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