Prentice G. Downes's Eastern Arctic Journal, 1936

This is the first of a chronological series of northern journals by a man who later did mapping that was put to use by the Dominion government and who was to write one of this century's most perceptive books about the subarctic north and wilderness canoe travel. The journal provides a detailed...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Cockburn, R.H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
Subjects:
Biographies
Downes
Prentice Gilbert
1909-1959
Nascopie (Ship)
Ships
Travels
Canadian Arctic Islands
Canadian Arctic Islands waters
Churchill
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Labrador waters
Nouveau-Québec
Arctic
Hudson
eskimo*
esquimaux
Subarctic
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65325
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Summary:This is the first of a chronological series of northern journals by a man who later did mapping that was put to use by the Dominion government and who was to write one of this century's most perceptive books about the subarctic north and wilderness canoe travel. The journal provides a detailed account of P.G. Downes's experiences during R.M.S. Nascopie's 1936 passage from Montréal to Churchill.Key words: Nascopie, Eastern Arctic, Eskimos, William Gibson, David A. Nichols, Nicholas Polunin, geology, Churchill Mots clés: Nascopie, est de l'Arctique, Esquimaux, William Gibson, David A. Nichols, Nicholas Polunin, geology, Churchill

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