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The book vividly explores Canada's wild frontier through the lives of seven extraordinary individuals who faced daunting challenges and exhibited remarkable resilience. Among them are John Jewitt, a British seaman enslaved by the Nootka Indians, and Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, an eccentric missionary. The narratives include Cariboo Cameron, who bizarrely preserved his wife's body, and Mina Hubbard, who undertook a daring trek across Labrador for revenge. These stories blend historical fact with adventurous intrigue, highlighting the clash between cultures and the spirit of survival.
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The Wild Frontier, Pierre Berton
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2005
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- Titul
- The Wild Frontier
- Podtitul
- More Tales from the Remarkable Past
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Pierre Berton
- Vydavatel
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Vydavatel
- 2005
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 256
- ISBN13
- 9780385661898
- Kategorie
- Společenské vědy, Světová historie
- Anotace
- The book vividly explores Canada's wild frontier through the lives of seven extraordinary individuals who faced daunting challenges and exhibited remarkable resilience. Among them are John Jewitt, a British seaman enslaved by the Nootka Indians, and Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, an eccentric missionary. The narratives include Cariboo Cameron, who bizarrely preserved his wife's body, and Mina Hubbard, who undertook a daring trek across Labrador for revenge. These stories blend historical fact with adventurous intrigue, highlighting the clash between cultures and the spirit of survival.