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History Pre-confederation (to 1867)

William E. Logan's 1845 survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley

edited by Charles H. Smith & Ian Dyck

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 2007
Category
Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772824162
    Publish Date
    Jan 2007
    List Price
    $21.99

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This volume presents the 1845 field journal of pioneering geologist Sir William Edmond Logan, written on an expedition up the Ottawa River. The journal is sprinkled with fascinating stories of daily life during the expedition, supplemented with Logan’s sketches. An introductory essay provides added insight into the work.

About the authors

Charles H. Smith's profile page

Ian Dyck worked as archaeologist, curator and program manager at the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History (now Royal Saskatchewan Museum) and later at the National Museum of Man (subsequently Canadian Museum of Civilization, now Canadian Museum of History) until his retirement in 2010.

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