Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 2 Volume Set: And of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858 . Library Collection - North American History)

Hind, Henry Youle

ISBN 10: 1108070906 / ISBN 13: 9781108070904

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 2 Volume Set: And of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858 . Library Collection - North American History)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108070906
• ISBN 13: 9781108070904
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Born in Nottingham, Henry Youle Hind (1823–1908) moved to Canada in 1846. He joined the newly formed Canadian Institute in 1849 and later taught chemistry and geology at Trinity College in Toronto. In 1857–8, he made a range of observations during two expeditions to investigate underexplored areas of Canada and their agricultural and mineral potential to support future settlement. Illustrated with a number of plates based on photographs, this two-volume work first appeared in 1860. Intended for a broad readership, the narrative is regarded as a classic of nineteenth-century exploration literature, noted especially for its descriptive use of language and eye for detail. Volume 1 covers the entire Red River expedition of 1857 and the first part of the 1858 expedition through parts of the Assiniboine, Saskatchewan and other valleys. Volume 2 contains the concluding chapters on that expedition. Hind then considers the region's indigenous people before closing with geological and climatic observations.

Book Description

Published in 1860, this is a two-volume account of expeditions to investigate underexplored areas of Canada and their agricultural and mineral potential. Illustrated with plates based on photographs, this work by geologist Henry Youle Hind (1823-1908) remains a classic of nineteenth-century exploration literature, intended for a broad readership.