In his fiftieth and final book, Pierre
Berton returns to the
frozen wilderness of Canada's north
to tell the extraordinary stories
of five unforgettable characters
whose desire for adventure exceeded
even their instinct to survive: Joe
Boyle, a mining tycoon; Vilhjalmur
Stefansson, an Arctic explorer; Jane
Franklin, a
titled lady; John Hornby,
a
backwoods eccentric; and Robert Service,
a best-selling poet.
Through them we are transported to the
remote reaches of the Arctic in the days
before it was tamed by the bush plane,
the snowmobile, and the paved highway.
Here
is a North that no longer exists – a mythical land populated by legendary
figures. We see how these five larger-than-life characters were shaped by this
landscape and then held in its thrall to their final days. They were loners,
thriving in a lonely land, lured by the call of the wild or the spell of the
Yukon – all major players in the emerging drama of Canada's last frontier.
BOOK
DETAILS
Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Pages:
328
Format: Softcover
Features: Black and White Photos Throughout
Price:
$24.95 CDN
