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John Wilson. Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle
Prologue. On Top of the World
1. In the Wilds
2. Learning by the Book
3. Passionate About Guiding
4. People Who Like to Climb Mountains
5. Bloomers and Britches
6. Romance Above the Clouds
7. Rambling High on the Ridges
8. Living in the Mountains
9. Rising Above All the Others
10. The Quest for Mystery Mountain
11. Climbing Season
12. Climbing on Alone
Epilogue. Rewarded Beyond Measure
Chronology of Phyllis James Munday (1894–1990)
Sources Consulted
Index
1. London
2. Rupert’s Land
3. Churchill Factory
4. South Branch House
5. The Plains
6. Cumberland House
7. Grand Portage
8. Rocky Mountain House
9. The Columbia
Epilogue. Unfinished Work
Chronology of David Thompson (1770–1857)
Sources Consulted
Index
Prologue: A Gentleman in Waiting
1. Dingwall: Search for Scottish Origins
2. London: This Youth Is Just Come. from the Highlands
3. Rupert’s Land: War in the Athabasca
4. Red River: Recall Your Memory to That Summer
5. Columbia: “A Spirit of Enterprize”
6. Marriage: Many Tender Ties
7 “Character Book”: The Strangest Man I Ever Knew
8. Diplomacy: As If Awakened from a Dream
9. Rupert’s Land: Everything Is in Extremes
10. California: Nature Doing Every Thing, Man Doing Nothing
11. Sandwich Islands: “By the Sweat of Their Brows”
12. Siberia: “They Looked as If Actually Afloat”
13. Glow of Power: Riding with the Emperor
14. Last Years: The Polite Old English Gentleman
Epilogue: Blaze of Glory
Chronology of Sir George Simpson (1792–1860)
Prologue
1. Spilsby to Copenhagen
2. Around Australia
3. Cape Trafalgar to New Orleans
4. Towards the North Pole
5. On the Route of the Voyageurs
6. Along the Arctic Coast
7. Romantic explorations
8. Back to the Canadian Arctic
9. Russia to Greece
10. Van Diemen’s Land
11. King William Island
Epilogue. Westminster Abbey
Chronology of John Franklin (1786–1847)
Sources Consulted
Index
Prologue. Mystery
1. Pleading before the Court of the King
2. Tourist in Mexico
3. Ethnographer and Cartographer in the Land of the Great Sagamo
4. Pioneer in Acadia
5. Founder in Quebec City
6. Warrior on Lake Champlain
7. A Wife Overseas
8. A Guest Despite Himself in Huronia
9. Defender of the Colony on Two Continents
10. A Frenchman in the Hands of Britain
11. Samuel de Champlain at the End of his Life
Chronology of Samuel de Champlain (1570–1635)
Index
Sources Consulted
Preface
1. A First Glimpse of “Stef ”
2. Childhood, Youth, and College Days
3. First Trip to the North, 1906-1907
4The Second Expedition: Meeting the “White Eskimos”
5. The Canadian Arctic Expedition: Five Years in the North
6. Man of the World
7. Reindeer, Wrangel Island Again, and the Last of Canada
8. Marriage and a Matter of Diet
9. Trials of a Different Order
10. An Explorer’s Passion
11. Stefansson as Explorer
12. Stefansson and the North
Epilogue
Chronology ofVilhjalmur Stefansson(1879-1962)
Sources Consulted
Index
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I first “met” Phyllis Munday when Phyl’s daughter, Edith Wickham, deposited her parents’ records in the BC Archives, some fifteen years ago. As I worked to organize, sort, and inventory the photos and albums, what struck me most intensely were the thousands of powerful photographic images – panoramic views of jagged snowcapped peaks and icy glacier valleys, carefully annotated and labelled. This was my introduction to the majestic world of Mount Waddington, and to the Mundays’ pioneering exploration into the heart of the Coast Mountains. Later, I included Phyllis Munday in two separate archival exhibitions that I researched and created, but several more years passed before I had the opportunity to undertake extensive research in preparation for writing this book.
Phyllis Munday left behind an extraordinary legacy. Her physical prowess legitimized her in the largely male world of mountain climbing and inspired generations of women to follow in her footsteps. The time she spent in the forests, on mountaintops, on glaciers, and in alpine meadows, convinced her that our world is precious. Through her gentle teachings about the wonders and beauties of this natural world she touched many. Girl Guides, mountaineers, and the general public all benefitted from her nature lectures. Phyl Munday was an inspiring public speaker especially when she gave “lantern slide” shows featuring her exquisite nature photography. She was more at home in the outdoors setting, where she never lost an opportunity to combine hiking with observations of nature. A spontaneous, hour-long, engrossing examination of a nurse log on the edge of a trail leading to the beach remains a cherished memory for one lucky Girl Guide.
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