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100 1 _aButler, William Francis, Sir,
_d1838-1910
245 1 4 _aThe Wild North Land :
_bThe Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across Northern North America
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-09-13
508 _aSonya Schermann, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Wild North Land" by Sir William Francis Butler is an adventurous travel account chronicling a winter journey across Northern North America, written in the early 20th century. The book details the author's experiences as he embarks on a solitary trek through the frigid wilderness, utilizing traditional methods of travel alongside his loyal dogs. The narrative is focused on the challenges and rugged beauty of the North, inviting readers into a world of exploration and discovery. The opening of the story presents the author's motivations for his journey, beginning with reflections on the vibrant life back in England contrasted against the isolation and magnificence of the wild North. He recounts a transition from aspirations of African travel to embracing the unexplored territories of North America after feeling overlooked by the British nation. With an Esquimaux dog named Cerf-vola, Butler details the early stages of his expedition from the Red River of the North to the vast landscapes beyond, peppered with observations about the land and its profound solitude during the harsh winter months. This sets the stage for a narrative filled with trials, encounters with nature, and contemplations on the human spirit within the majestic yet unforgiving wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNorthwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
653 _aIndians of North America -- Northwest, Canadian
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Canadian
653 _aButler, William Francis, Sir, 1838-1910 -- Travel -- Northwest, Canadian
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66296
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