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Alternative History · 1894 · English

Among the Esquimaux; or, Adventures under the Arctic Circle

by Edward Sylvester Ellis

About this book

A journey within the Arctic Circle follows its travelers through northern landscapes and encounters with the people who live there.

From the opening pages: “Among the numerous streams flowing into Hudson Bay, from the frozen regions of the north, is the Nelson River. Near the mouth of this and of the Hayes River was erected, many years ago, Fort York, or York Factory. The post is not a factory in the ordinary meaning of the word, being simply the headquarters of the factors or dealers in furs for that vast monopoly whose agents have scoured the dismal regions to the north of the Saskatchewan, in the land of Assiniboine, along the mighty Yukon and beyond the Arctic Circle, in quest of the fur-bearing animals, that are found only in their perfection in the coldest portions of the…”

Author
Edward Sylvester Ellis
First published
1894
Category
Alternative History
Language
English

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