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Release : 1922
Genre : America
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Book Synopsis American Explorers: Mackenzie, Sir Alexander. Voyages from Montreal by :
Download or read book American Explorers: Mackenzie, Sir Alexander. Voyages from Montreal written by . This book was released on 1922. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anonymous
Release : 2023-07-18
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Book Synopsis American Explorers by : Anonymous
Download or read book American Explorers written by Anonymous. This book was released on 2023-07-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book recounts the fascinating journeys of Sir Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish explorer who traveled extensively in North America in the late 18th century. Focusing on his voyages from Montreal to the Pacific coast, it provides a detailed and colorful account of his adventures and the people and places he encountered along the way. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Alexander Mackenzie
Release : 2023-11-26
Genre : Travel
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Book Synopsis Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America (Vol. 1&2) by : Alexander Mackenzie
Download or read book Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America (Vol. 1&2) written by Alexander Mackenzie. This book was released on 2023-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 is an account of explorations and expeditions taken by a famous Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie. In 1789 he took, what later became known, as Mackenzie River expedition to the Arctic Ocean. Thinking that it would lead to Cook Inlet in Alaska, Mackenzie set out by canoe on the river known to the local people as the Dehcho on 3 July 1789. On 14 July he reached the Arctic Ocean, rather than the Pacific. Ironically he called the waterway "the River Disappointment," since the river did not prove to be the Northwest Passage, as he had hoped. The river later came to be known as the Mackenzie River in his honor. Mackenzie returned to Canada in 1792, set out once again to find a route to the Pacific, what he managed in the summer of 1973. Having done this, he had completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico, 12 years before Lewis and Clark.
Author : Alexander Mackenzie
Release : 1902
Genre : Explorers
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Book Synopsis Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 by : Alexander Mackenzie
Download or read book Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 written by Alexander Mackenzie. This book was released on 1902. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barry M. Gough
Release : 1997
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis First Across the Continent by : Barry M. Gough
Download or read book First Across the Continent written by Barry M. Gough. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking the Northwest Passage and the fabled link to Russia, Japan, and Cathay, Alexander Mackenzie drove himself and his men relentlessly, by canoe and portage, across the uncharted rivers, valleys, and mountains of North America. Mackenzie's 1789 journey to the Arctic Ocean and his arduous journey to the Pacific in 1793 predate the Lewis and Clark expedition. By the age of thirty-one, Alexander Mackenzie had become the first man to cross North America from the northwestern hub of the interior trade, Lake Athabasca, to the Pacific Ocean. He had opened the continent to trade and exploration. In his research, Barry Gough traveled from Mackenzie's birthplace to his tomb and from Montreal to both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific. He takes the reader along with Mackenzie on his hazardous travels and voyages, using contemporary accounts to bring to life the perils faced by the young explorer. First Across the Continent reveals the international impact of Sir Alexander Mackenzie's expeditions and places him among the elite of New World Explorers, illuminating his vital role in the history of the fur trade and the American West.
