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Author : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Release : 1962
Genre : Canada
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Book Synopsis The Life of George Mercer Dawson, 1849-1901 by : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Download or read book The Life of George Mercer Dawson, 1849-1901 written by Lois Winslow-Spragge. This book was released on 1962. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Release : 1993-06-30
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis No Ordinary Man by : Lois Winslow-Spragge
Download or read book No Ordinary Man written by Lois Winslow-Spragge. This book was released on 1993-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mercer Dawson was indeed no ordinary man. Born in 1849, son of the first Principal of McGill University, Dawson defied health circumstances that would have defeated many people and went on to become one of our most exceptional Canadians. As a geologist in the British North American Boundary Commission between Canada and the U.S.A. and as Director of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1895, Dawson examined and explored every aspect of Canada’s unknown territories. This collection of writings, letters, diaries and essays begins with the young George and moves through his developing years to his adult life. "He climbed, walked and rode on horseback over more of Canada than any other member of the Geological Survey of Canada at that time – yet to look at him, one would not think him capable of a day’s hard physical labour .... It was his hand that first traced upon vacant maps the geological formations of the Yukon and much of British Columbia." - Lois Winslow-Spragge "To read about him is like taking a drink of water from a cool, unpolluted spring. His sense of values was so great that he once said he didn’t care much for money or possessions. All he wanted was what he could hold in his canoe." - Anne Byers, Ottawa
Author : Joyce Barkhouse
Release : 1989-06-30
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis George Dawson by : Joyce Barkhouse
Download or read book George Dawson written by Joyce Barkhouse. This book was released on 1989-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptional man, George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901) a tiny hunchback, may have contributed more than any other person to early knowledge of the geology, biology and ethnology of Canada's Northwest. Possessed of a brilliant mind, boundless enthusiasm, an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and a great love of the land, he made some of the most epic exploratory journeys in Canadian history. His maps and reports remain invaluable reference sources. Both Dawson City and Dawson Creek are named in his honour. This book tells the story of some of his life experiences and adventures.
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Release : 1989
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Download or read book George Dawson The Little Giant written by . This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptional man, George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901) a tiny hunchback, may have contributed more than any other person to early knowledge of the geology, biology and ethnology of Canada's Northwest. Possessed of a brilliant mind, boundless enthusiasm, an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and a great love of the land, he made some of the most epic exploratory journeys in Canadian history. His maps and reports remain invaluable reference sources. Both Dawson City and Dawson Creek are named in his honour. This book tells the story of some of his life experiences and adventures.
Author : William Chalmers
Release : 2000-01-01
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis George Mercer Dawson by : William Chalmers
Download or read book George Mercer Dawson written by William Chalmers. This book was released on 2000-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawson worked for the International Boundary Commission and the Geological Survey of Canada. He surveyed the 49th parallel, vast tracts of land in British Columbias Interior, and many rivers in the Yukon. He knew the value of the Klondike gold fields ten years before the rush of 1898.
