Pierre St. Germain (1790-1843?)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Houston, C. Stuart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Arctic Land Expedition; 1819-1822; Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Hudson's Bay Company; North West Company; Snowshoeing; St. Germain; Pierre; 1790-1843?; Survival; Belanger Rapids; Nunavut; Fort Resolution region; N.W.T; Mackenzie River region; Obstruction Rapids; Arctic; Mackenzie River; Indian; Great Slave Lake; Fort Resolution; Fort Enterprise; Burnside River; eskimo*; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65152

Of the fifteen hired men on John Franklin's first land expedition, Pierre St. Germain has been the most underrated. Although a rogue, a rebel, and a troublemaker, he was the strongest, most resourceful, and most versatile man on the expedition. . St. Germain, part French and part Indian, served...