Author: HARRINGTON, R.; MACLEOD, M.; MADILL, R.; WILSON, J.; LEITCH, A.; HEALY, W.; KNOX, H.; KELLY, J.; BAIRD, P.
Title: The Beaver, a Magazine of the North, June 1949, Outfit 280 - North Magnetic Pole / New Light on Hearne / Grassy Narrows
Description: Canada: Hudson's Bay Company, 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Simpkins, James. 50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Winnipeg and the HBC; The North Magnetic Pole; Early Western Paintings; New Light on Hearne; Royal Road to the Yukon - the Alaska Highway; Early Days in Winnipeg; Grassy Narrows - photo study; Consul Taylor of Winnipeg - part 2 of an article on James W. Taylor, U.S. Consul at Winnipeg from 1870 to 1893; Iron in Labrador - illustrated article; Expeditions to the Arctic - Part 2 of 3 listing the various expeditions to the Canadian Arctic, this part covering the years 1800-1860; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Beaver, A Magazine of the North, June 1949, Outfit 280 - North Magnetic Pole / New Light on Hearne / Grassy Narrows Winnipeg and the HBC; The North Magnetic Pole; Early Western Paintings; New Light on Hearne; Royal Road to the Yukon - the Alaska High. Good .

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