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Luck of the Karluk
Shipwrecked in the Arctic
Av L.D. Cross
Häftad, 2015
140 kr
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When the members of Canada's First Arctic Expedition set out from Victoria aboard HMCS Karluk in the summer of 1913, it was a moment of great optimism. The three-year mission would chart unexplored landmasses of the Western Arctic and secure Canada's place in the international geographic community. …
Treasure Under the Tundra
Canada's Arctic Diamonds
Av L.D. Cross
Häftad, 2011
141 kr
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It is said that the sparkle from Canadian diamonds mimics the awesome and seductive radiance of the northern lights. Yet until 1991, no one thought diamonds could even be found in Canada--no one except geologists Chuck Fipke and Stu Blusson, who uncovered diamond-rich kimberlite in the Barrens at …
Code Name Habbakuk
A Secret Ship Made of Ice
Av L.D. Cross
Häftad, 2012
140 kr
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In late 1942, Britain was desperate to win the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic. German U-boats had sunk hundreds of Allied ships containing millions of tons of cargo that was needed to continue the war effort. Prime Minister Churchill had to find a solution to the carnage or the Nazis would be …
Flying on Instinct
Canada's Bush Pilot Pioneers
Av L.D. Cross
Häftad, 2012
137 kr
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They were nicknamed Snow Eagle, Flying Knight, Bush Angel, Punch, Doc and Wop. They worked in open cockpits and flew through cold, snow and fog without the benefit of radios, maps or weather reports. They flew over the Barrens, frozen lakes, boreal forests and mountain ranges by dead reckoning and …
