Description |
1 online resource (xii, 391 pages) : illustrations, maps, digital file |
Series |
Kodansha Globe |
Contents |
Book one : Hubbard's lure -- Book two : Elson's rainbow -- Epilogue -- Afterword, 2006 |
Summary |
In July 1903 Leonidas Hubbard set out to explore the uncharted interior of Labrador by canoe, accompanied by Dillon Wallace, his best friend, and George Elson, a Métis guide. Bad luck and bad judgment led the expedition into disaster and the party was forced to turn back. Hubbard died of starvation just thirty miles from camp. Two years later Wallace decided to complete the overland expedition and clear himself of blame for Hubbard's death. He had, however, a rival - Mina Hubbard. She blamed Wallace for her husband's death and, with Elson as her guide, intended to complete the trek first. The result was an epic race between the avenging widow and her husband's best friend. Reconstructing the story from the long-lost journals and diaries of the 1903 and 1905 expeditions, James Davidson and John Rugge trace the explorers' routes and re-create the saga. Great Heart is a gripping drama of individuals pushed to the limits of human endurance |
Analysis |
JSTOR-DDA |
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Labrador (Nfld.) Discovery and exploration |
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Hubbard, Leonidas, 1872- 1903 Journeys Newfoundland Labrador |
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Wallace, Dillon, 1863- 1939 Journeys Newfoundland Labrador |
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Hubbard, Mina Journeys Newfoundland Labrador |
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Elson, George Journeys Newfoundland Labrador |
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Multi-User |
Notes |
Originally published in hardcover: New York : Viking, 1988 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-391) |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Hubbard, Leonidas, 1872-1903 -- Travel -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador
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Wallace, Dillon, 1863-1939 -- Travel -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador
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Hubbard, Mina -- Travel -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador
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Elson, George -- Travel -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador
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SUBJECT |
Elson, George fast |
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Hubbard, Leonidas, 1872-1903 fast |
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Hubbard, Mina fast |
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Wallace, Dillon, 1863-1939 fast |
Subject |
Adventure and adventurers -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador -- History -- 20th century
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TRAVEL -- Canada -- General.
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HISTORY -- Canada -- Post-Confederation (1867- )
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Adventure and adventurers
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Discoveries in geography
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Travel
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SUBJECT |
Labrador (N.L.) -- Discovery and exploration
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Subject |
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Rugge, John
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LC no. |
2007277228 |
ISBN |
9780773585812 |
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0773585818 |
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1283529343 |
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9781283529341 |
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9786613841797 |
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661384179X |
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