In 1926, two British women came from Cornwall to Edmonton and travelled through northern Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon by rail, sternwheeler, and canoe. For the women, it was a liberating experience, yet Vyvyan's narrative, supported by MacLaren and LaFramboise's insightful editorial work, reveals the imperialist attitudes underlying their travels.
Authors
Clara Vyvyan, I.S. MacLaren, Lisa N. LaFramboise, I. S. MacLaren, Lisa LaFramboise
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 917.1904/2
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Previous edition has title: Arctic adventure Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781772120905 0888643020
- LCCN
- F1060.9
- LCCN Item number
- V92 1998eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (l, 311 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603501 (OCoLC)696033010 (CaOOCEL)405737
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Copyright 5
- Contents 6
- Dedication 7
- Foreword 8
- Acknowledgements 14
- Introduction 16
- MAP 1 Western and Northern North America in 1926 20
- MAP 2 The Western Arctic in 1926 21
- MAP 3 Up the Rat and over the Mountains 22
- Lady Vyvyan's Arctic Adventure 52
- Contents 54
- 1 Dreaming of the Journey 56
- 2 We Plan the Journey 60
- 3 Southampton to Edmonton 66
- 4 Outfitting in Edmonton 72
- 5 Lure of the North 78
- 6 Days Ashore 84
- 7 Great Slave Lake 92
- 8 In and Out 96
- 9 From Providence to Aklavik 102
- 10 Eskimos at Aklavik 108
- 11 Harbour of Wrecked Men 120
- 12 La Pierre House 124
- 13 The Unrelenting North 132
- 14 Two Idle Weeks 140
- 15 Prelude to Adventure 150
- 16 Check to our Progress 156
- 17 Moods, Rapids and Islands 162
- 18 To Barrier River 170
- 19 A Turning Point 176
- 20 Nearing the Divide 182
- 21 A Day of Days 188
- 22 A Grizzly Bear 194
- 23 Down the Porcupine 200
- 24 Friendly Faces 208
- 25 To Fort Yukon 216
- 26 At Fort Yukon 222
- 27 Travellers, Rivers and Mountains 230
- 28 The Journey Home 236
- Watercolour Sketches by Gwendolen Dorrien Smith 244
- Appendix 1 252
- Appendix 2 286
- Abbreviations, and Notes to Text and Appendix 1 294
- References 344
- Index 354
