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

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.)

Subjects: Exploration, History, Northwest Passage

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
The magnetic North : Notes from the Arctic Circle

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.)

Subjects: Circumpolar North, Exploration, Navigation, Photographs

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
The new Northwest Passage : A voyage to the front line of climate change

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.)

Subjects: Climate change, Exploration, Inuit, Northwest Passage

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
The Polar Explorer (PBS)

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.)

Subjects: Climate change, Exploration, Films, Northwest Passage

  • Type of access
    • Free - BAnQ Subscribers
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
The polar regions : an environmental history

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.)

Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Economy, Environment, Exploration, History, Mythology

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Natural Sciences
Travelogues: North-West Passage

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).

Subjects: Exploration, Hudson Bay, Northwest Passage

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Travelogues: North-West Passage (BAnQ)

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).

Subjects: Exploration, Hudson Bay, Northwest Passage

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
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