The Western Interior of Canada
A Record of Geographical Discovery, 1612-1917
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2024
- Category
- Geography
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773591530
- Publish Date
- Dec 2024
- List Price
- $85.00
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Description
This volume consists of excerpts from journals, diaries and reports of geographical explorations into the western interior of Canada from the first known journeys of Jens Munck and Luke Foxe up to the scientific surveys undertaken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
About the author
John Warkentin is a professor emeritus of geography at York University and the author of various books on Canada, including A Regional Geography of Canada: Life, Sand, and Space.
