Although Arctic explorer and Hudson Bay Company surveyor John Rae (1813-1893) travelled and recorded the final uncharted sections of the Northwest Passage, he is best known for his controversial discovery of the fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845. Based on evidence given to him by local Inuit, Rae determined that Franklin's crew had resorted to cannibalism in their final, desperate days. Seen as maligning a national hero, Rae was shunned by British society.
This collection of personal correspondence—reissued here for the first time since its original publication in 1953—illuminates the details of Rae's expeditions through his own words. The letters offer a glimpse into Rae's daily life, his ideas, musings, and troubles. Prefaced by the original, thorough introduction detailing his early life, John Rae's Arctic Correspondence is a crucial resource for any Arctic enthusiast.
This new edition features a foreword by researcher and Arctic enthusiast Ken McGoogan, the award-winning author of eleven books, including Fatal Passage: The Untold Story of John Rae (HarperCollins, 2002).
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 917.1904
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Reissue of: Correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company on Arctic exploration, 1844-1855 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- r------
- ISBN
- 9781771510844 9781771510868
- LCCN
- G635.R25
- LCCN Item number
- R345 2014eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xiii, 494 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Published in
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00915074 (OCoLC)898086035 (CaOOCEL)448979
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Arctic correspondence, 1844-1855
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- JoHN RAES ARCTIC CoRRESPoNDENCE 18441855 3
- FoREWoRD 7
- JoHN RAES CoRRESPoNDENCE 18
- PREFACE 19
- INTRoDUCTIoN 23
- Raes exploRations 184647 38
- RichaRdson and Rae 1848 59
- Raes attempted JouRney to wollaston land 1849 61
- Raes exploRations 1851 77
- Rae in gReat bRitain 185253 85
- Raes plans foR a fuRtheR expedition 87
- Raes exploRations 185354 and fiRst news of fRanklins fate 91
- RAES ARCTIC CoRRESPoNDENCE 184455 123
- APPENDIXES 381
