Arctic Profiles: Introduction

Authors

  • Richard C. Davis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2332

Keywords:

Biographies, Expeditions, Explorers, History, Canadian Arctic

Abstract

... The following biographical sketches of men who have shaped our understanding of northern Canada are the first in a series that will run through the next dozen or more issues. ... These profiles make no attempt to be exhaustive, nor are they encyclopedic in their approach to biography. ... The pieces have been written by authors who have a sound familiarity with their biographical subjects; more important, I have searched for contributors who can make significant insights into the personalities of their subjects, and are able to do more than list biographical data that could be found elsewhere. ...

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Published

1982-01-01

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Section

Arctic Profiles