Living explorers of the Canadian Artic
By: edited by Shirley Milligan and Walter Kupsch
Publisher: Outcrop
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Yellowknife, N.W.T
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Description: 28 papers from the Symposium in which over 40 of the great names from two generations of arctic history met and recounted their discoveries and adventures in the Canadian north. Papers are arranged under the headings: Arctic exploration in the modern era; New perspectives on original peoples; Explorers: twilight of the heroic tradition; Filling in the map; Understanding the arctic environment; The lure of arctic resources.