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A Journey to the Northern Ocean: Samuel Hearne (Classics West Collection) ReviewThis is Samuel Hearne's written journal of all his adventures, misadventures and observations in his exploration of the Barrenlands. He was a fur trader commissioned by the Hudson bay Co to find the Coppermine River, and investigate the rumours of rich copper deposits there. He found that the North American continent was much vaster than people had previously realized, and that the ongoing search for a Northwest Passage would be in vain.
Based at Prince of Wales Fort at what is now Churchill, he spent the better part of three years, after two unsuccessful attempts, getting there and back. He was unable to get very far until he made contact with the chief Matonabbee, who was able to tell Hearne what he had been doing wrong, and form up a new plan.
The most memorable part of this book is the encounter at Bloody Falls; the Chipewyan Indians in Hearne's group refused to consider any other alternative than to slaughter the unsuspecting Inuit camped by the river.
The rest of the book is a daily record of progress through the lakes, marshes, and rocky terrain of the NWT, mixed throughout with his observations of the habits, attitudes and customs of his Indian companions. The terrifying hardships of daily life at that time are illuminated along the way, and it will be a long time before I forget this particular aspect of Hearne.
There is an additional section at the end, consisting of Hearne's observations of all the wildlife he encountered, and his attempts at domesticating them.
A great book of Northern history. Five stars.A Journey to the Northern Ocean: Samuel Hearne (Classics West Collection) Overview

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