Disappointment River :
Castner, Brian,
Disappointment River : finding and losing the Northwest Passage / Brian Castner. - First large print edition. - 624 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey -- and discovered the Passage he could not find.
9780525595373 0525595376
Mackenzie, Alexander, 1764-1820.
Castner, Brian--Travel--Northwest Passage.
Northwest Passage--History.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration.
Northwest Passage--Description and travel.
Mackenzie River (N.W.T.)--Description and travel.
Northwest Passage--Description and travel.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration.
Large type books.
Travel writing.
G640 / .C37 2018b G650 1789 / .C37 2018
910.916327 971.9/01092 B
Disappointment River : finding and losing the Northwest Passage / Brian Castner. - First large print edition. - 624 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey -- and discovered the Passage he could not find.
9780525595373 0525595376
Mackenzie, Alexander, 1764-1820.
Castner, Brian--Travel--Northwest Passage.
Northwest Passage--History.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration.
Northwest Passage--Description and travel.
Mackenzie River (N.W.T.)--Description and travel.
Northwest Passage--Description and travel.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration.
Large type books.
Travel writing.
G640 / .C37 2018b G650 1789 / .C37 2018
910.916327 971.9/01092 B