The Opening of the Canadian North, 1870-1914
- ISBN-10
- 0771090722
- ISBN-13
- 9780771090721
- Pages
- 339
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1971
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Author
- Morris Zaslow
Description
This history of the northward expansion of Canada from the post-Confederation era to the eve of World War I, including the fur trade, missionary activity, the Klondike gold rush, the Yukon, whaling and transport. Includes maps.
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