In this, his fifth and by far best book on arctic history, ken mcgoogan examines. Ken mcgoogan has published more than a dozen books, among them fatal passage, how the scots invented canada, lady franklins revenge, celtic lightning and dead reckoning. With this bookhis most ambitious yetken mcgoogan delivers a vivid. There is no shortage of books on the exploration of the northwest passage, so can there really be a story left untold. But a book without a supposedly flawless white hero at its heart would be even better. For international readers, it sets out a new story of the northwest passage. By integrating nonbritish and furtrade explorers and, above all, canadas indigenous peoples, this. With this book his most ambitious yetken mcgoogan delivers a vivid, comprehensive recasting of arcticexploration history. On the surface, dead reckoning appears quite familiar. Dead reckoning goodreads share book recommendations. If arctic exploration or the history of the far north at all interests you, i can recommend dead reckoning, 4.
Janice cavell, a research professor in carleton universitys department of history, has published two books and many articles on the arctic. And while there have been books and articles focusing on individual stories, canadian historian ken mcgoogan writes, nobody has sought to integrate those. Dead reckoning challenges the conventional narrative, which emerged out of victorian england and focused almost exclusively on royal navy officers. Mcgoogan is an adept storyteller and dead reckoning is an engrossing read. But while the gotham underworld pays its respects, batman scrambles to prevent the killer from striking again. Detective comics dead reckoning part spore part issue.
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