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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
- Call Number
- 02.5 L32t
- Responsibility
- Henry A. Larsen, Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
- Published Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 223 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm
- Subjects
- Travel
- Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Abstract
- Pertains to the autobiography of Henry A. Larsen, a Canadian explorer, seaman and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The publication tells of Larsen’s heroism and expertise that ultimately saved his life, in the most trying of circumstances. The authors tell of Larsen’s relationship with the Inuit Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada and the ways in which they respected him. Written much like a diary, The Big Ship offers compelling detail on the extravagant life of Larsen and his crew, as they battled the open sea in hopes of finding adventure.
- Contents
- 1. The first day in the mounted police -- 2. The early years -- 3. The Indian girl, the sea devil and "The general" -- 4. Steam -- 5. Fourth mate Larsen -- 6. North with Klengenberg -- 7. Herschel Island for the first time -- 8. Visit to Klengenberg's home -- 9. Tragic voyage to the west -- 10. Frozen in for the winter -- 11. More about life on Herschel -- 12. Seal hunt -- 13. New summer in the north -- 14. Canadian citizen -- 15. The ship and the crew -- 16. Maiden voyage to the north -- 17. My northern service starts -- 18. Skipper in the mounted police -- 19. In the ice -- 20. My first sled trip with the RCMP -- 21. Promotion and return to civilization -- 22. To the north again -- 23. Life in the arctic -- 24. In winter quarters -- 25. Dog life in the arctic -- 26. Eskimo love and drama -- 27. The fourth Christmas in the north -- 28. Daily life in the Igloo -- 29. Old and new medicine man -- 30. Southern interlude and marriage -- 31. Fourth voyage to the north -- 32. Marital complications among the Eskimo -- 33. An eventful winter -- 34. Guest of honour in the igloo -- 35. Visit from the south -- 36. About Quarlilaak, Mukkaani and Angulalik -- 37. Hanorie Umiarjuak -- 38. Niviassiag's curse -- 39. Superstition, infanticide and shipwreck -- 40. Reunion with my wife and first meeting with an unknown daughter -- 41. Among the inland Eskimo -- 42. Birth in the igloo -- 43. The great assignment -- 44. Toward the great adventure -- 45. The summer of broken expectations -- 46. A very close shave -- 47. A tragic loss -- 48. The story of a cannon -- 49. Easter with Father Henri -- 50. Afloat again -- 51. Bellot Strait : the last ordeal -- 52. Return to civilization -- 53. A summer voyage to the eastern arctic -- 54. Westward through the northwest passage -- 55. Honours and promotions -- 56. The last arctic voyage with the St. Roch -- 57. The men who speak the truth -- 58. Budget problems and words of caution -- 59. The St. Roch ends her career -- 60. The last years in the force.m
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 02.5 L32t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canada : its history, productions and natural resources
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19962
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1886
- Author
- prepared under the direction of John Carling ; [by George Johnson].
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Department of Agriculture Canada
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Department of Agriculture Canada
- Published Date
- 1886
- Subjects
- Canada
- History-Canada
- History
- Abstract
- Published shortly after Canadian confederation of 1867, the Canadian Handbook was written to commemorate the new European understanding of Canada. The publication is comprehensive, and discusses but is not limited to the following topics, confederation, geology, trade, population, education, agriculture and minerals. The book serves to tell the story of a new united Canada which had not previously existed in the European psyche. Serving as both a handbook and condensed history, the book offers readers a glimpse into early Canada, as well as colonial settlement.
- Contents
- Climate (pg. 1-13)
- Extent (pg. 13-16)
- Historical Sketch (pg. 16-32)
- Confederation (pg. 33-35)
- Constitution (pg. 35-42)
- Population (pg. 42-52)
- Land (pg. 52-64)
- Geological Survey (pg. 64-67)
- Public Debt (pg. 67-69)
- Revenue and Expenditure (pg. 70-73)
- Trade and Commerce (pg. 70-73)
- Transport service (pg. 81-101)
- Auxiliaries to transport service (pg. 101-105)
- Savings Banks (pg. 105-107)
- Cities of Canada (pg. 108-113)
- Insurance (pg. 114-115)
- Newspapers (pg. 115-116)
- Various statistics (pg. 116-118)
- Manufactures (pg. 118-121)
- Forests (pg. 121-127)
- Education (pg. 126-127)
- Agriculture (pg. 127-131)
- Minerals (pg. 131-142)
- Fisheries (pg. 143-145)
- Shipping (pg. 146)
- Prices in Canada (pg. 147)
- Animal life and hunting grounds (pg. 148-160)
- Notes
- At head of title: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886.
- Authorship claimed by George Johnson in prefatory note.
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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In the land of the moose, the bear and the beaver : adventures in the forests of the Athabasca
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6773
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1885
- Author
- Daunt, Achilles
- Publisher
- London : T. Nelson
- Call Number
- 04.2 D26
- Author
- Daunt, Achilles
- Publisher
- London : T. Nelson
- Published Date
- 1885
- Physical Description
- 328p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 04.2 D26
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Journal of a voyage on the north west coast of North America during the years 1811 [- 1814]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1034
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- Toronto : Champlain Society
- Call Number
- F880 F73 1969
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- Toronto : Champlain Society
- Published Date
- 1969
- Subjects
- Canada
- Call Number
- F880 F73 1969
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Look to the wilderness
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15293
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Burden, W. Douglas
- Publisher
- Toronto : Little, Brown and Company
- Call Number
- 04 B89l
- Author
- Burden, W. Douglas
- Publisher
- Toronto : Little, Brown and Company
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- xiii, 251 pages, illustrations
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 04 B89l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Narrative of a voyage to the northwest coast of America in the years 1811 [- 1814]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1035
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1854
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- New York : Redfield
- Call Number
- F880 F37 1854
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- New York : Redfield
- Published Date
- 1854
- Subjects
- Canada
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F880 F37 1854
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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A nostalgic view of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25553
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1962
- Author
- Buchanan, Donald W.
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland and Steward Ltd.
- Call Number
- 06.4 B86a
- Author
- Buchanan, Donald W.
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland and Steward Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 45 pages II. ; 20 cm
- Subjects
- Photography
- Alberta
- Quebec and Ontario
- Canada
- Abstract
- In this book Donald W. Buchanan recreates the flavour of the Canada of his youth, matching a nostalgic text with his own photographs of evocative scenes from the ranches of Happy Valley, Alberta, to Kamouraska County in Quebec. -- From the publisher
- Accession Number
- 3069A
- Call Number
- 06.4 B86a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Permafrost map|Permafrost in Canada, RCGS, 1967
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24770
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- C7-5.3(a)
- C7-5.3(b)
- Publisher
- Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1967
- Scale
- 1 inch to 120 miles
- Subjects
- Canada
- Notes
- Geological Survey
- Accession Number
- 673
- 495
- Call Number
- C7-5.3(a)
- C7-5.3(b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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West on the 49th parallel : Red River to the Rockies, 1872-1876
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3598
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Parsons, John E
- Publisher
- New York : Morrow
- Call Number
- 02.3 P25
- Author
- Parsons, John E
- Publisher
- New York : Morrow
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 208p. : ill
- Subjects
- Boundaries
- Canada
- Accession Number
- 724
- Call Number
- 02.3 P25
- Collection
- Archives Library
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