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Author : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Publisher : S.l. : s.n.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Life of George Mercer Dawson, 1849-1901 written by Lois Winslow-Spragge and published by S.l. : s.n.. This book was released on 1962 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459714512
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book No Ordinary Man written by Lois Winslow-Spragge and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1993-06-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mercer Dawson was indeed no ordinary man. Born in 1849, son of the first Principal of McGill University, Dawson defied health circumstances that would have defeated many people and went on to become one of our most exceptional Canadians. As a geologist in the British North American Boundary Commission between Canada and the U.S.A. and as Director of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1895, Dawson examined and explored every aspect of Canada’s unknown territories. This collection of writings, letters, diaries and essays begins with the young George and moves through his developing years to his adult life. "He climbed, walked and rode on horseback over more of Canada than any other member of the Geological Survey of Canada at that time – yet to look at him, one would not think him capable of a day’s hard physical labour .... It was his hand that first traced upon vacant maps the geological formations of the Yukon and much of British Columbia." - Lois Winslow-Spragge "To read about him is like taking a drink of water from a cool, unpolluted spring. His sense of values was so great that he once said he didn’t care much for money or possessions. All he wanted was what he could hold in his canoe." - Anne Byers, Ottawa
Download or read book George Dawson The Little Giant written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptional man, George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901) a tiny hunchback, may have contributed more than any other person to early knowledge of the geology, biology and ethnology of Canada's Northwest. Possessed of a brilliant mind, boundless enthusiasm, an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and a great love of the land, he made some of the most epic exploratory journeys in Canadian history. His maps and reports remain invaluable reference sources. Both Dawson City and Dawson Creek are named in his honour. This book tells the story of some of his life experiences and adventures.
Author : Joyce Barkhouse
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554881773
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)
Download or read book George Dawson written by Joyce Barkhouse and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1989-06-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptional man, George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901) a tiny hunchback, may have contributed more than any other person to early knowledge of the geology, biology and ethnology of Canada’s Northwest. Possessed of a brilliant mind, boundless enthusiasm, an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and a great love of the land, he made some of the most epic exploratory journeys in Canadian history. His maps and reports remain invaluable reference sources. Both Dawson City and Dawson Creek are named in his honour. This book tells the story of some of his life experiences and adventures.
Author : William Chalmers
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459725905
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book George Mercer Dawson written by William Chalmers and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawson worked for the International Boundary Commission and the Geological Survey of Canada. He surveyed the 49th parallel, vast tracts of land in British Columbias Interior, and many rivers in the Yukon. He knew the value of the Klondike gold fields ten years before the rush of 1898.
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Author : Joyce Barkhouse
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 092047456X
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (24 download)
Download or read book The Little Giant, George Dawson written by Joyce Barkhouse and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1989-06-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mercer Dawson (1849?1901) defied health circumstances to become one of Canada's most exceptional geologists and explorers, particularly in the Yukon.
Author : Ramsay Cook
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780802039989
Total Pages : 1330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (399 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Canadian Biography written by Ramsay Cook and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1966 with total page 1330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internet version contains all the information in the 14 volume print and CD-ROM versions; fully searchable by keyword or by browsing the name index.
Author : Bernard James Harrington
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (812 download)
Download or read book George Mercer Dawson, with Bibliography ... written by Bernard James Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554882443
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)
Download or read book No Ordinary Man written by Lois Winslow-Spragge and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1993-06-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mercer Dawson was indeed no ordinary man. Born in 1849, son of the first Principal of McGill University, Dawson defied health circumstances that would have defeated many people and went on to become one of our most exceptional Canadians. As a geologist in the British North American Boundary Commission between Canada and the U.S.A. and as Director of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1895, Dawson examined and explored every aspect of Canada’s unknown territories. This collection of writings, letters, diaries and essays begins with the young George and moves through his developing years to his adult life. "He climbed, walked and rode on horseback over more of Canada than any other member of the Geological Survey of Canada at that time – yet to look at him, one would not think him capable of a day’s hard physical labour .... It was his hand that first traced upon vacant maps the geological formations of the Yukon and much of British Columbia." - Lois Winslow-Spragge "To read about him is like taking a drink of water from a cool, unpolluted spring. His sense of values was so great that he once said he didn’t care much for money or possessions. All he wanted was what he could hold in his canoe." - Anne Byers, Ottawa
Author : John Beckwith
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554583853
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)
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Author : William H. New
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487591160
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Literary History of Canada written by William H. New and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1990-12-15 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume of the Literary History of Canada covers the continuing development of English-Canadian writing from 1972 to 1984. As with the three earlier volumes, this book is an invaluable guide to recent developments in English-Canadian literature and a resource for both the general reader and the specialist researcher. The contributors to this volume are Laurie Ricou, David Jackel, Linda Hutcheon, Philip Stratford, Barry Cameron, Balachandra Rajan, Robert Fothergill, Brian Parker, Cynthia Zimmerman, Frances Frazer, Edith Fowke, Bruce G. Trigger, Alan C. Cairns, Douglas Williams, Carl Berger, Shirley Neuman, Raymond S. Corteen, and Francess G. Halpenny.
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Total Pages : 896 pages
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Author : Max Finkelstein
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9781896219981
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (199 download)
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Total Pages : 1026 pages
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Author : Ernest Boyce Ingles
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802048257
Total Pages : 948 pages
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Download or read book Peel's Bibliography of the Canadian Prairies to 1953 written by Ernest Boyce Ingles and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prairie Provinces cover Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Author : Stephen (Sir Leslie.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
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Download or read book The Dictionary of National Biography written by Stephen (Sir Leslie.) and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
