Alone against the North

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First published 2015

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LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION

Shoalts, Adam, 1986–, author

Alone against the north / Adam Shoalts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-670-06945-3 (bound)

1. Hudson Bay Region—Discovery and exploration.

2. Hudson Bay Region--Description and travel. 3. Discoveries in geography. 4. Shoalts, Adam, 1986– —Travel. 5. Explorers—Canada. I. Title.

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