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Der Norden Kanadas und Alaska faszinieren durch gewaltige Ausdehnung und die eindrucksvollen, menschenleeren Landschaften. Hier ist das Reisen abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade Programm. Ob Frühjahr, Sommer, Herbst oder Winter – jede Jahreszeit ist eine gute Reisezeit, denn so lassen sich die unterschiedlichen Facetten dieser Regionen erleben. Zusätzlich begeistert diese letzte große Wildnis des nordamerikanischen Kontinents durch eine einzigartige...
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This is a work based on true-facts, extracted from my diary, which was meant to record my feelings at the time and not the emotions of a dream, or an adventure, it was recorded without pretense of great achievements or the future. It was my attempt without any pretension other than to be able to remember the wonderful moments that I experienced.
Today I would not undertake such an adventure. And, I would not recommend it to people, in general. To...
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Auf seinen Reisen kreuz und quer durch den nordwestlichsten Teil Kanadas hat der Autor viel erlebt, ist vielen interessanten Menschen begegnet, hat die überreiche Fauna und Flora und die unglaublich diversen Landschaftsformen von den höchsten Bergen Kanadas bis hin zum arktischen Ozean kennen- und lieben gelernt. Sein Buch erzählt, wie er in den Yukon kam und gibt eindrucksvolle Geschichten und Abenteuer zu Wasser, zu Land und aus der Luft wieder,...
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Discover the keys to unlocking your Canadian dream with An Intro to The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Immigration Pathways, an exciting precursor to an authoritative, comprehensive resource meticulously crafted by Mrs. Gloria Morenike Faluyi-Ogieva. As an internationally trained lawyer with profound expertise in Immigration Law, Gloria Morenike brings a wealth of knowledge and personal experience to guide you through the intricate maze of moving to Canada.From...
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Party with the wildest sports fans in Canada, and Bask on a tropical beach - on a prairie lake. Bundled with an extensive up-to-date companion website, The Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List provides all the inspiration and information you'll need to follow in his footsteps.
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This is the ninth volume in the series on Cannon in Canada. It is an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored guns and artillery on display in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery is represented by a long and distinguished line of gunners with historical ties back to the days before Canada's Confederation. The honour of defending Canada while standing...
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Canoe across large lakes, up and down rivers and rapids; labour over portages and through a miasma of blackflies; bask in the golden evenings of the Subarctic. In this account of an 800-mile canoe trip – which begins at Reindeer Lake on the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, continues into Nunavut past the treeline, and ends on Hudson Bay – Peter Kazaks conveys the experience of being in the north by describing the daily details that bring the trip...
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First published in 1904, this volume contains some of Jack London's best short stories, including: "A Relic of the Pliocene", "A Hyperborean Brew", "The Faith of Men", "Too Much Gold", "The One Thousand Dozen", "The Marriage Lit-lit", "Batard", and "The Story of Jees Uck".
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"It was a different crow, but the same crow, you understand? Because there is only one Crow. God made them all black and identical-looking because there is no reason for them to be different birds. That's why you can never kill a crow, because it lives forever. Crow never dies!" - James Itsi. For over 50,000 years, the Great Hunt has shaped human existence, creating a vital spiritual reality where people, animals, and the land share intimate bonds....
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The Last Speaker of Bear is the patchwork story of a life spent traveling in the north from Alaska to Siberia. Lawrence Millman first visited northern Canada as a child and has spent four decades since on some thirty-five expeditions in search of undeveloped landscapes and traditional cultures, not to mention untamed wildlife. While much of his experience is centered in Canada—including territories from Yukon to Quebec and Newfoundland/Labrador—he...
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Set in 1867, The Innocents Abroad is a travel book that follows a group of Americans from New York City to the renowned Holy Land. Throughout the journey, author Mark Twain uses humour and wit to make astute observations about the diverse people and legendary locales. Described as the Great Pleasure Excursion, Twain and his traveling companions visit some of the most illustrious cities in the world. They make stops in Italy, France, and Greece as...
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The plan is all mapped out. Shorty and Libby, his true love, will journey to the gold fields and strike it rich together. But a handsome stranger in a tweed suit shakes the original plan to the core when he persuades Libby to stay in Skagway rather than proceed north to the Klondike with Shorty. Libby soon discovers that her new love is a master criminal by the name of Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith. Convinced that Soapy has never killed anyone,...
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For over 30 years, this comprehensive guide has been a popular choice for readers planning a cruise to Alaska. The 10th edition has been revised and updated and includes over 400 color photographs and maps and with all aspects of this exciting cruise. Exciting details of both the Inside Passage and Glacier cruises, from Seattle to Fairbanks, are inside. Includes two giant color pull-out maps with a mile-by-mile references to help readers track progress...
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In northern Canada, there is a way of life that has been vanishing before our very eyes, and is continuing to disappear at an alarming pace. Life in the North is undergoing incredible changes, and yet the people of the North, cling onto every vestige of that old life that they can.
The author, an Irish Immigrant, who for five years was partially raised by a Metis family in Winnipeg, heads North in a soul-searching mission to find himself and his...
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