Canada north. [electronic resource]

"An Atlantic Monthly Press book."

Historical and general description of northern Canada.

This is an incredibly rich and powerful land, and the men who penetrated it boundaries were equally remarkable. Mowat unfolds the geography, history, flora and fauna, and human civilization of the whole region.

Prologue: Myth and reality -- The nature of the beast -- The northern blood -- The floating lands -- The icy mountains -- The Canadian sea -- The northern prairie -- The empty islands -- The great river -- The western highlands.