Paddling the Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. LowDundurn, 29 նոյ, 2004 թ. - 319 էջ The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador -- some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada -- has captivated avid canoeists for generations. In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, the intrepid A.P. Low of the Geological Survey of Canada spent, in total, more than ten years of his working life surveying the area. Employing Aboriginal canoemen and guides, he travelled by canoe, snowshoe and sailing vessel to map and document much of this vast territory. Challenged by the mystique of this extraordinary Canadian, canoeists Max Finkelstein and James Stone retraced Low's routes -- by their admission, their toughest canoe trip ever! Using archival sources, oral history and personal experience, they tell the story of A.P. Low and, in the process, reveal the environmental issues now facing this much threatened Canadian wilderness. "Once again Max Finkelstein has blessed us with his incredible ability to make history of exploration come alive. Rather than sit behind a desk and try to imagine the 'misadventures' Low would have had, he goes out and duplicates them, and along the way creates a few tales of his own. This is one great read and we should be thankful that people like Max and Jim Stone exist in this world of ours." "From A.P. Low's logs and reports, Max Finkelstein and Jim Stone give vitality to that great geological surveyor. Interspersed are vivid accounts of their own challenging canoe voyages on the same rivers and portages of the boreal forest and rock in the James Bay/Ungava/Labrador country of the Cree, Innu and Inuit. What emerges is an eloquent testimonial for the wilderness canoe trip in the Canadian experience." |
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... northern traveller already mentioned , took three consecutive trips on the Rupert and the Eastmain , then down the Caniapiscau to Fort Chimo ( Kuujjuak ) in 1974 , just before the James Bay Hydro power project robbed the Caniapiscau ...
... Northern Quebec 100 years ago . Of course Natives had been there for thousands of years but newly arrived Europeans were just getting serious about exploring and exploiting the " unknown " territories of Canada . This is where A.P. Low ...
... northern Quebec . These particular chapters are mostly written by Max Finkelstein and are presented in the first person to emphasize our direct experiences on the trip . These chapters are identified as " Interludes . " This book is a ...
... Company Global Positioning System Great Recycling and Northern Development Geological Survey of Canada Library and Archives Canada North West Company North - West Mounted Police Eastmain R. Flight I H│ The Iron Man of Canada.
... northern areas obtained through the acquisition of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company ( HBC ) in 1870 , for the sum of 300,000 British pounds - equivalent then to $ 1.4 million.3 Rising from relatively humble origins , Low ...