On Snowshoes To The Barren Grounds: Twenty-Eight Hundred Miles After Musk-Oxen And Wood-Bison (1896)

By Caspar Whitney

Book Overview

On Snowshoes to the Barren Grounds is a travel memoir written by Caspar Whitney, first published in 1896. The book chronicles Whitney's journey through the Canadian wilderness in search of musk-oxen and wood bison. Whitney and his companions traveled over 2,800 miles on snowshoes, enduring extreme weather conditions and encountering various challenges along the way. The book provides a detailed account of their experiences, including descriptions of the wildlife, landscapes, and native peoples they encountered. Whitney also includes his observations on the impact of human activity on the environment and the need for conservation efforts. On Snowshoes to the Barren Grounds is a vivid and engaging account of an epic journey through the Canadian wilderness, and a valuable historical document of the early days of wildlife conservation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1167049535
• ISBN13: 9781167049538
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"