John Rae: 27 books

Although Arctic explorer and Hudson Bay Company surveyor John Rae (1813–1893) travelled and recorded the final uncharted sections of the Northwest Passage, he is best known for his controversial discovery of the fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845. Based on evidence given to him by local...

Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic. He began his career with the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, where he learned to survey, live off the land, and travel great distances on snowshoes. These skills served him well...

4 works of John Rae Scottish doctor who explored Northern Canada (1813-1893) This ebook presents a collection of 4 works of John Rae. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Contemporary Socialism - Grasshopper Green and...

“The Canada Exploration Anthology”, features texts from Henry Hudson, Samuel de Champlain, Rene-Robert Chevalier de la Salle, Samuel Hearne, Alexander MacKenzie, David Thompson, John Rae.  It also contains a wealth of pictures, photographs maps and diagrams pertaining to each of the 7 books...

John Rae was one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in British education. His reputation as a great reformer was forged during his 16 years as headmaster of Westminster School, in the 1970s and early 1980s. And his candid account of that turbulent period recorded at the time in handwritten...

In the mid-nineteenth century, the northern coastline of North America was of particular interest to the Hudson's Bay Company as it was believed to hold the key to the elusive North-West Passage, a trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Recruited to lead a team to survey part of this forbidding...

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea John Rae, scottish journalist and biographer (1845-1915) This ebook presents «Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea», from John Rae. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 John Rae, scottish doctor who explored Northern Canada (1813-1893) This ebook presents «Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847», from John Rae. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly...

Contemporary Socialism John Rae, scottish journalist and biographer (1845-1915) This ebook presents «Contemporary Socialism», from John Rae. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- PREFACE...

Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice John Rae, scottish journalist and biographer (1845-1915) This ebook presents «Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice», from John Rae. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK...

Learn more about Adam Smith, the groundbreaking philosopher who played an important role in originating the study of economics and gave us many of the concepts that still govern the market today. Written by John Rae, this biography details Smith's early life in Scotland and his later rise to academic...

Adam Smith was born at Kirkcaldy, in the county of Fife, Scotland, on the 5th of June 1723. He was the son of Adam Smith, Writer to the Signet, Judge Advocate for Scotland and Comptroller of the Customs in the Kirkcaldy district, by Margaret, daughter of John Douglas of Strathendry, a considerable...

Adam Smith was born at Kirkcaldy, in the county of Fife, Scotland, on the 5th of June 1723. He was the son of Adam Smith, Writer to the Signet, Judge Advocate for Scotland and Comptroller of the Customs in the Kirkcaldy district, by Margaret, daughter of John Douglas of Strathendry, a considerable...

It is already well known to those who take an interest in Arctic discovery, that The Hudson's Bay Company intended fitting out an expedition in 1840, which was to have proceeded to The norThern shores of America by Back's Great Fish River, for The purpose of tracing The coast between The river Castor...