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He was known as Hornby of the North, the Brit who rejected his wealthy background for the frontier life of Canada's frozen north. In 1926, Jack Hornby, the living legend, took his young cousin, Edgar Christian, and Harold Adlard to the remotest part of the Barren Lands, accessible only by canoe and dog team. Except he didn't bring dogs, nor enough clothing or supplies. Instead, he staked their lives on the fifty-fifty chance of meeting with the great caribou migration. In his diary, the young Edgar wrote, "We live on our rifles and see nobody." Two years later, the diary would be found stashed in the stove near the skeletons of the three men. Powell-Williams has meticulously reconstructed this chilling and controversial adventure, considered by some a noble repetition of Mallory and Scott's expeditions, by others a pitiful folly, and by those who lived it, an expression of honor, camaraderie, and courage. --Lesley Reed
About the Author
A teacher at St. Martin's School in Middlesex, England, Clive Powell-Williams was introduced to Edgar Christian's diary by the archivist at nearby Dover College, to which Christian's grieving parents had donated it after its discovery. Fascinated by what he read, Powell-Williams spent nine years researching the story behind the diary. The result is this book.
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- PublisherViking / Penguin Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0670885649
- ISBN 13 9780670885640
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages288
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8vo. Hardcover in d/w. Very good. In the clear, bright Spring of 1926 three Englishmen set off into the remote wilderness of Canada, the Barren Lands. One of them, Jack Hornby, was already a legendary figure. "Hornby of the North" prided himself on his ability to live off the land. He feared the incursion of "the white man" into these beloved open spaces where the caribou and musk oxen migrated in enormous numbers. Hornby had abandoned England, but on his last trip home he had met up with a young cousin, Edgar Christian. Edgar was 17, and eager to make something of his life. His heroic and charismatic cousin promised to take him to Canada. Edgar would make his fortune by learning Jack's skills at trapping. Harold Adlard made the third man of the party. He too hoped to make his name and his fortune in the wilderness. "Cold Burial" is the extraordinary and gripping tale of their journey and the idealism and the aspirations that lay behind it. Hornby's stamina was quite properly the stuff of legend but unknown to Edgar and Harold he had tested it to the edge in a previous journey into the Barren Lands with Captain James Critchell-Bullock. They had barely survived the winter and both carried lessons from that experience; lessons with quite fatal consequences. Based on Edgar Christian's heart-rending journal and letters and the writings of Critchell-Bullock, "Cold Burial" is a haunting and compelling story of obsession, folly and fortitude. Seller Inventory # 58409
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Cold Burial: A Journey InTo The Wilderness (SCARCE BRITISH HARBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CLIVE POWELL-WILLIAMS)
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First British Edition, First Printing. VG/VG. First British edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CLIVE POWELL-WILLIAMS without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs and maps. In 1926 three Englishmen set off to explore the remote wilderness of Canada, the Barren Lands. One of them, Jack Hornby, was already a legendary figure. On his last trip home he had met up with a young cousin, Edgar Christian. Harold Adlard made the third man of the party. He too hoped to make his name and his fortune in the wilderness. Based on Edgar Christian's journal and the writings of Critchell-Bullock, 'Cold Burial' is a haunting and compelling story of obsession, folly and fortitude. Age-tanning to edges of pages; minor bruising to head and ail of spine; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first British edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. Signed by Author, Clive Powell-Williams. Seller Inventory # 17696
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Cold Burial. A Journey into the Wilderness. A True Story of Endurance and Disaster in the Barren Grounds
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Mark Pennington, after the author (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE 'To Ian and Linda, With Best Wishes Clive September 2001'. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, small split to top front corner, very slight lean. Not price clipped (£12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg++ copy. 265pp, illustrated, map endpapers. In the clear, bright Spring of 1926 three Englishmen set off into the remote wilderness of Canada, the Barren Lands. One of them, Jack Hornby, was already a legendary figure. 'Hornby of the North' prided himself on his ability to live off the land. He feared the incursion of 'the white man' into these beloved open spaces where the caribou and musk oxen migrated in enormous numbers. Hornby had abandoned England, but on his last trip home he had met up with a young cousin, Edgar Christian. Edgar was 17, and eager to make something of his life. His heroic and charismatic cousin promised to take him to Canada. Edgar would make his fortune by learning Jack's skills at trapping. Harold Adlard made the third man of the party. He too hoped to make his name and his fortune in the wilderness. 'Cold Burial' is the extraordinary, true and gripping tale of their journey and the idealism and the aspirations that lay behind it. Hornby's stamina was quite properly the stuff of legend but unknown to Edgar and Harold he had tested it to the edge in a previous journey into the Barren Lands with Captain James Critchell-Bullock. They had barely survived the winter and both carried lessons from that experience, lessons with quite fatal consequences. Based on Edgar Christian's heart rending journal and letters and the writings of Critchell-Bullock, 'Cold Burial' is a haunting and compelling story of obsession, folly and fortitude. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 005614
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