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 region, the Scottish
explorer John Rae (1813-93) undertook his first expedition during
1846-7. It was remarkable not only for its success, but also
because Rae's was the first crew to overwinter in the Arctic.
Unlike other Victorian explorers, Rae embraced the culture of the
Inuit and learnt to live off the land like them, which enabled him
to complete his survey. First published in 1850, this journal
relates the details of his journey as well as how he and his men
survived the extreme conditions. It remains a valuable document in
the history of Arctic exploration.
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