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CONTENTS

Foreword

Editor’s Introduction

The “Little Doctor,” George Mercer Dawson

A Brief Biography

George and His Grandfather

Childhood Essays

A Boyhood Diary

A Voyage to Great Britain with Father

Summers on the Lower St. Lawrence River

A Voyage by Sail to Great Britain

First Year at the Royal School of Mines, London, 1869-70

Summer 1870, with Parents in Scotland

Second Year at the Royal School of Mines, 1870-71

A Summer of Field Work in the English Lake District

Third Year at the Royal School of Mines, 1871-72

Geologist/Naturalist on the British North American Boundary Commission

Enduring Achievements with the Geological Survey of Canada

Life and Exploration on the Western Frontier

Pioneering Work in a New Land: Dawson and the Yukon

Ethnological Endeavours

Glimpses at George’s Personal Life

Anna: An Enduring Friend

A Loyal Son and Sibling

Contributions to Queen and Country: The Bering Sea Commission

A Wide-Ranging Mind

Selected Poems of George Mercer Dawson

Science and Exploration in Canada

The Lasting Legacy of George Mercer Dawson

For Further Reading

About the Author

About the Editor

Visual Credits

Index