The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808 Contributor(s): Lamb, W. Kaye (Editor), Gnarowski, Michael (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1550027131 ISBN-13: 9781550027136 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Historical Geography |
Dewey: 971.130 |
Series: Voyageur Classics |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.7" W x 8.47" (0.87 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: B.C. journalist Stephen Hume has said that fur trader and explorer Simon Fraser should be celebrated as the founder of British Columbia. Certainly, the achievements of the Scottish-descended United Empire Loyalist adventurer were impressive. During three extraordinary years, 1805-1808, Fraser undertook the third major expedition (after Alexander Mackenzie's and Lewis and Clark's) across North America, culminating in his famous journey down the river in British Columbia that now bears his name. Employed by the Montreal-based North West Company, Fraser was responsible for building many of British Columbia's first trading posts. His exploratory efforts helped lead to Canada's boundary later being declared at the 49th parallel. In this new volume, librarian and archivist W. Kaye Lamb provides a detailed introduction as well as illuminating annotations to Fraser's journals, which were originally published by Macmillan of Canada in 1960. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lamb, W. Kaye: - W. KAYE LAMB (1904-1999) had a long and distinguished career as an archivist and librarian in Canada. He was instrumental in setting up Canada's National Library in 1953. Gnarowski, Michael: -Michael Gnarowski co-edited The Making of Modern Poetry in Canada, compiled The Concise Bibliography of English Canadian Literature, and edited the Critical Views on Canadian Writers series for McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Gnarowski is professor emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa. |