Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857
Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857
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GBPBorn in Nottingham, Henry Youle Hind (1823–1908) moved to Canada in 1846. He joined the newly formed Canadian Institute in 1849 and later taught chemistry and geology at Trinity College in Toronto. In 1857–8, he made a range of observations during two expeditions to investigate underexplored areas of Canada and their agricultural and mineral potential to support future settlement. Illustrated with a number of plates based on photographs, this two-volume work first appeared in 1860. Intended for a broad readership, the narrative is regarded as a classic of nineteenth-century exploration literature, noted especially for its descriptive use of language and eye for detail. Volume 1 covers the entire Red River expedition of 1857 and the first part of the 1858 expedition through parts of the Assiniboine, Saskatchewan and other valleys.
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March 2014Paperback
9781108070881
560 pages
216 × 140 × 32 mm
0.7kg
33 b/w illus. 15 colour illus. 5 maps
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition:
- 1. Toronto to Fort William
- 2. The Kaministiquia route
- 3. The Height of Land to Rainy Lake
- 4. Rainy Lake to the source of the Winnipeg river
- 5. The Winnipeg river
- 6. Red River settlements
- 7. The west and east banks of Red River
- 8. Brief history of the colony
- 9. The missions at Red River
- 10. Education in the settlement
- 11. Sketch of the country west of Red River
- 12. The journey to Canada via St Paul
- Part II. The Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition:
- 13. Fort Garry to the boundary line
- 14. From the boundary line to the Qu'appelle lakes via Fort Ellice
- 15. The Qu'appelle valley
- 16. Sand Hill Lake to the south branch of the Saskatchewan
- 17. From the Qu'appelle mission to Fort Ellice
- 18. From the elbow of the south branch of the Saskatchewan to the Nepowewin mission of the main Saskatchewan
- 19. From the Nepowewin mission across the country to Fort Ellice
- 20. The Qu'apelle valley
- 21. From Fort A la Corne, down the Saskatchewan
- 22. From the grand rapids of the Saskatchewan to the Red River settlements.
