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Beneath My Feet: The Memoirs of Georg..., Jenkins, Phil
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0771043880
- EAN
- 9780771043888
- Date of Publication
- 2007-09-04
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- Beneath My Feet: The Memoirs of George Mercer Dawson
- Artist
- Jenkins, Phil
- Brand
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- Colour
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
ISBN-10
0771043880
ISBN-13
9780771043888
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57141862
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beneath My Feet : the Memoirs of George Mercer Dawson
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Adventurers & Explorers, General, Historical, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-701439
Reviews
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Synopsis
George Mercer Dawson is a towering figure in Canadian history -- and science -- as the man who led the Geological Survey during its exploration of the Canadian West, mostly from horseback or from a canoe. A tough job for anyone, it was an extraordinary achievement for Dawson. Born in 1849, Dawson was crippled by a childhood illness that left him hunchbacked and in constant pain. He never grew taller than a young boy, and he never let his disabilities stop him. An avid photographer, amateur painter, professional geologist and botanist, and by necessity an ethnographer, Dawson wrote constantly: poetry, journals, reports, notes, and more than five thousand letters, his first at the age of six and his last just two days before he died in 1901. But Dawson never wrote his memoirs. So, a century after his death, Phil Jenkins has lent him a hand. Using Dawson's own words, and filling in the gaps in Dawson's voice, Jenkins presents the man who left his heart in western Canada. Their countless stories -- from witnessing the last great buffalo stampede to encountering the timeless customs of the Haida -- evoke the real excitement of the age of exploration. Dawson knew the pain of unrequited love, suffered the bite of a million mosquitoes, and yet he travelled on, over mountainous physical odds, to become one of the most respected and enjoyed of Victorian Canadians, in the thought-provoking times of Dickens and Darwin.
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