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The Arctic grail : The quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole (1818-1909)

Pierre Berton

Documentary work on the many explorations of the Arctic during the 19th and early 20th centuries, in order to discover both the North Pole, but also a passage connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. (Pierre Berton, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988, 672 p.)

The magnetic North : Notes from the Arctic Circle

Sara Wheeler

Travelogue of author and explorer Sara Wheeler on her expedition through the territories belonging to Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Finland, and showing the transformations of this once immutable landscape. (Sara Wheeler, London, Jonathan Cape, 2009, 354 p.)

The new Northwest Passage : A voyage to the front line of climate change

Cameron Dueck

Exploration story by Canadian journalist Cameron Dueck during his expedition through the Northwest Passage in 2009, for which the crossing is now possible in summer due to climate change. (Cameron Dueck, Winnipeg, Great Plains Publications, 2012, 256 p.)

The Polar Explorer (PBS)

Documentary film on the exploration of the Arctic aboard the icebreaker Admunsen which, during the three weeks crossing the Northwest Passage, highlights the effects of climate change on this area. (Mark Terry, PBS, 2012, 60 min.)

The polar regions : an environmental history

Adrian Howkins

A book that looks at the history of the exploration, economic development, geopolitical challenges, and myths about the Arctic and the Antarctic, from an environmental standpoint. (Adrian Howkins, Cambridge, Polity Press, 2016, 251 p.)

Travelogues: North-West Passage

Corpus of two accounts of exploration dedicated to finding the Northwest Passage: an original edition of explorer Henry Ellis’s travelogue, A voyage to the Hudson’s-Bay, volume 2 (1749) and the travelogue of the Captain Christopher Middleton, West of Hudson Bay (1743).

Travelogues: North-West Passage (BAnQ)

Corpus of two accounts of exploration dedicated to finding the Northwest Passage: an original edition of explorer Henry Ellis’s travelogue, A voyage to the Hudson’s-Bay, volume 2 (1749) and the travelogue of the Captain Christopher Middleton, West of Hudson Bay (1743).