Reader’s Digest Travels & Adventures: Through the Great Canadian Wilderness

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PART I:  A LAND OF WOODS AND WATER

-page 8-

• with special features:
Map of Canada, 10
A Land of Natural Splendour, 12
Canadian Wildlife, 14
Conquerors of the Arctic, 16
The Nomadic Hunters, 20
The Vikings in Canada, 22
The Westward Search for Asia, 24

The French Settlers, 26
The Quest for a Northwest Passage, 28
The World of the Beaver, 30
The Battle for Quebec, 32
Gold Rush!, 36
Developing the Wilderness, 38
Wilderness Havens, 40

PART II:  ACROSS THE WILD CONTINENT
A condensation based on MAGNETIC NORTH by David Halsey with Diana Landau
-page 42-
PROLOGUE              44
CHAPTER 1 Making a Fresh Start          46
CHAPTER 2 The River Strikes                58
CHAPTER 3 Walking into Winter            72
CHAPTER 4 Strong Medicine                 94
CHAPTER 5 Back on the Water            110
CHAPTER 6 Onwards to James Bay      130
CHAPTER 7 In Pursuit of Paradise       146
CHAPTER 8 Rivers to the Sea              164

Index and Acknowledgments
-page 186-
• with special features:
Map of the Entire Route Taken by the T rans-
Canada Expedition, 44
The Arid Zone, 49
Map of the Expedition’s Route from Vancouver
to Fort McMurray, 50
The Magnificent Rockies, 56
The Ghostly Will-o’-the-wisp, 60
The Changing Colours of Canada, 70
Map of the Expedition’s Route from Fort
McMurray to Lake Winnipeg, 73
Fort McMurray’s Black Sands, 74    
Adapting to Winter, 92
The Wetigo–Monster of the Forest, 98

The Stalwart Husky-Man’s Best Friend, 108
Indian Rock Art, 114
Map of the Expedition’s Route from Lake
Winnipeg to Moosonee, 116
The World of Spirits, 128
The White Whales of the Arctic, 138
Birds of the North, 144
Magical Polar Night Lights, 156
Canada’s Cree Indians, 162
Map of the Expedition’s Final Leg from Moosonee
to Tadoussac, 166
Icy lames Bay, 169
Through the Great Canadian Wildemess-
Travel Tips, 184

Hardcover.

In very good to excellent (as new) condition.

192 pages.