From Barrow to Boothia

By Peter Warren Dease

Subjects: History, Journeys, Travel, Diaries, Discovery and exploration, Hudson's bay company, Explorers, Sources, Biography, Cartography, Arctic regions, discovery and exploration, Voyages, Hudson's Bay Company, Cartographers

Description: "Peter Dease's journal, reproduced in full, is supplemented by a brief introduction to each section and detailed annotations that clarify and elaborate the text. By including relevant correspondence to and from expedition members, Barr captures the original words of the participants, offering insights into the character of both Dease and Simpson and making clear what really happened on this successful expedition."--BOOK JACKET.