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Fountain, Paul

The Great North-West and the Great Lake Region of North America

1904

62,98 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1904
Lieu d'édition
London. Longmans, Green and Co.
Auteur
Fountain, Paul
Edition
First Edition.
Thème
Travel - North America
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [22.5 x 16 cm ]; vii, 355, [ii, publisher's ads] pp, glossary, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, gilt decorations on spine, spine faded but lettering clear, cover lightly rubbed, very good, interior is clean, unmarked and near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author recounts his travels in the wilderness in his youth, in the 1860's and 1870's, in the first part of the book, including a journey to the Red River area, Winnipeg, to Fort Severn, the Ottawa River, James Bay and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The latter part of the book concentrates on his travels to the wilds of Michigan, the shores of Lake Superior, Ohio. Interesting observations on people, animals, hunting, fishing, conditions and life in general. Whale 428: "Travel classic of the Northwest and Manitoba, with considerable detail on Indians, travel, hunting and trapping."