Making of an Explorer : George Hubert Wilkins and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916.
Jenness, Stuart E.
Making of an Explorer : George Hubert Wilkins and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (440 pages) - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies ; v.38 . - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies .
The Making of an Explorer reveals how George Hubert Wilkins' experiences with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-16 helped a little-known Australian photographer develop into the world-famous polar explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins. Making extensive use of Wilkins' Arctic diary and other sources, both archival and published, Stuart Jenness provides new information about Wilkins, explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Canadian Arctic Expedition, and the early history of North America's Western Arctic.
9780773572287
Wilkins, George H.-(George Hubert),-Sir,-1888-1958.
Canadian Arctic Expedition-(1913-1918).
Explorers-Arctic regions-Biography.
Arctic regions-Discovery and exploration-Canadian.
Electronic books.
aG635.W55 J45 2004
910/.92
Making of an Explorer : George Hubert Wilkins and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (440 pages) - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies ; v.38 . - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies .
The Making of an Explorer reveals how George Hubert Wilkins' experiences with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-16 helped a little-known Australian photographer develop into the world-famous polar explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins. Making extensive use of Wilkins' Arctic diary and other sources, both archival and published, Stuart Jenness provides new information about Wilkins, explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Canadian Arctic Expedition, and the early history of North America's Western Arctic.
9780773572287
Wilkins, George H.-(George Hubert),-Sir,-1888-1958.
Canadian Arctic Expedition-(1913-1918).
Explorers-Arctic regions-Biography.
Arctic regions-Discovery and exploration-Canadian.
Electronic books.
aG635.W55 J45 2004
910/.92