{"product_id":"the-great-lone-land-a-narrative-of-travel-and-adventure-in-the-north-west-of-america-paperback-9781108071024","title":"The Great Lone Land; A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108071024","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Great Lone Land\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn 1872 account by an Irish officer in the British army, covering his travels in Canada and American frontier territory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Francis Butler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108071024, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages, 6 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn Irish officer in the British army, William Francis Butler (1838–1910) travelled widely during a career which took him from India to Africa. In 1867 he made for Canada with his regiment, and he recalls his adventures in this lively account, first published in 1872 to immediate success, and followed by this second edition in the same year. The book covers Butler's risky reconnaissance mission during the Red River Rebellion, during which he met the Métis leader Louis Riel. Later chapters describe subsequent journeys into the sparsely populated Manitoba and Saskatchewan territories, as well as the US states of Illinois, Minnesota and North Dakota. In vivid detail, Butler describes the landscapes and peoples he encountered, including many Native American tribes. This region of North America was later transformed by an influx of settlers, and Butler's work captures the final days of what was then an underexplored wilderness.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Peace\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Samaria\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bunker\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chicago\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lake Superior\u003cbr\u003e 6. Our cousins\u003cbr\u003e 7. North Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e 8. Retrospective\u003cbr\u003e 9. Running the gauntlet\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Winnipeg river\u003cbr\u003e 11. The expedition\u003cbr\u003e 12. To Fort Garry\u003cbr\u003e 13. Westward\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Hudson Bay Company\u003cbr\u003e 15. Saskatchewan\u003cbr\u003e 16. The red man\u003cbr\u003e 17. Edmonton\u003cbr\u003e 18. Eastward\u003cbr\u003e 19. I start from Edmonton with dogs\u003cbr\u003e 20. The buffalo\u003cbr\u003e 21. The great sub-Arctic forest\u003cbr\u003e 22. Cumberland\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266170704152,"sku":"9781108071024","price":36.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108071024i_6ab5f557-b395-48bd-bf1e-f8c5c3cbd0d9.jpg?v=1696748836","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-great-lone-land-a-narrative-of-travel-and-adventure-in-the-north-west-of-america-paperback-9781108071024","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}