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100 1 _aHearne, Samuel,
_d1745-1792
245 1 2 _aA Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 :
_bNew Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-12-24
508 _aProduced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)
520 _a"A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean" by Samuel Hearne is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This expedition narrative details Hearne's journey undertaken under the auspices of the Hudson's Bay Company, primarily aimed at discovering copper mines and exploring the northern regions of Canada. The book offers insights into both the harsh conditions of the journey and interactions with Indigenous peoples, particularly the Chipewyan Indians. The opening of the work provides context to Hearne's expedition, detailing his initial attempts to navigate to the Arctic and uncover the rumored copper mines mentioned by Native guides. Hearne chronicles the challenges he faced during his treks, including severe weather, scarcity of food, and the shifting dynamics of his Indian allies. He describes his first two trips, which ultimately ended in failure due to various obstacles, and sets the stage for his eventual successful journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River, highlighting the significance of these explorations in understanding Northern Canada and its native inhabitants. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNorthwest Passage
653 _aNorthwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
653 _aIndians of North America -- Northwest, Canadian
653 _aNatural history -- Northwest, Canadian
700 1 _aWalker, Edmund, Sir,
_d1848-1924
700 1 _aTyrrell, Joseph Burr,
_d1858-1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38404
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