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The Inuit of Southampton called him Coplalook?Big Copland. He was a Scot from Peterhead who spoke their language, travelled with them over thousands of miles of snow and sea-ice, shared their sorrows and times of celebration. A compelling story from one of Canada's great arctic pioneers.
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Alfred Dudley Copland was born in Peterhead, Scotland in 1902, the son of a coach painter. At the age of 21, he began a career in Arctic Canada that extended over sixteen years. In 1940, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was assigned to establishing radio units and posts on the Labrador Coast and in isolated areas of Newfoundland. Squadron Leader Copland was named a Member of the British Empire-Military Division in 1945. Following WWII, Copland served as arctic adviser to the Armed Forces.
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- PublisherWatson and Dwyer
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0920486428
- ISBN 13 9780920486429
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages244
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Coplalook: Chief Trader, Hudson's Bay Company, 1923-39
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Watson & Dwyer, Winnipeg
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0920486428
ISBN 13: 9780920486429
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: New. BRAND NEW unmarked copy direct from the publisher. Pristine interiors, as-new exteriors. This 6" x 9", 244 pages, 4 maps, 56 b&w photographs, epilogue, index. This brilliant book details a 16 year period of history in Canada's Arctic territories. It's both a history of the Hudson's Bay Company fur trading activities between 1923 and 1939, and a history of the social life, customs and traditions of the Inuit. Seller Inventory # 006716
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