John Rae, Arctic Explorer
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John Rae, Arctic Explorer

The Unfinished Autobiography

  1. 688 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

John Rae, Arctic Explorer

The Unfinished Autobiography

About this book

John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae's accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic's greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae's unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Rae's previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Rae's reports and correspondence—including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barr's meticulously researched, long overdue presentation of Rae's life and legacy is an immensely valuable addition to the literature of Arctic exploration.

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Information

Publisher
Polynya Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781772123326
eBook ISBN
9781772123852
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. The Autobiography
  9. Maps
  10. 1 Orkney Childhood
  11. 2 Voyage to Hudson Bay and a Winter on Charlton Island
  12. 3 Moose Factory
  13. 4 Moose Factory—Fort Garry—Toronto—York Factory
  14. 5 1846–1847 Arctic Expedition
  15. 6 Searching for Franklin with Sir John Richardson, 1848
  16. 7 Winter at Fort Confidence, 1848–1849
  17. 8 Bourgeois at Fort Simpson
  18. 9 North Again—And Another Winter at Fort Confidence
  19. 10 Sledge Expedition to Victoria Island, Spring 1851
  20. 11 Boat Expedition, Summer 1851
  21. 12 From Fort Chipewyan to Fort Garry to England
  22. 13 Back to the Arctic, 1853
  23. 14 From Churchill to Repulse Bay
  24. 15 A Second Winter at Repulse Bay, 1853–1854
  25. 16 North Again—To Close the Last Gap
  26. 17 The Second Half of His Life
  27. Appendix 1: John Rae’s Assessment of his Achievments as an Explorer
  28. Appendix 2: On Ice—Its Formation , &c.
  29. Appendix 3: Building a Snow House
  30. Biographical Sketches
  31. Notes
  32. References
  33. Index
  34. About the Editor and Author
  35. Other Titles from University of Alberta Press