Biography & Autobiography Adventurers & Explorers
Emperor of the North
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2008
- Category
- Adventurers & Explorers, General, General, Personal Memoirs, Educators, Medical, World, Historical, Cultural Heritage, Canada, Survival, Rich & Famous
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780006394877
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $22.99
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About the author
James Raffan is a prolific writer, speaker, and geographer, and the author of numerous books, including the bestselling Circling The Midnight Sun; Emperor Of The North; Bark, Skin And Cedar; and Fire In The Bones. He has written for a variety of media outlets, including National Geographic, Canadian Geographic, Up Here, Explore and The Globe and Mail, and produced radio and television documentaries for CBC Radio and the Discovery Channel. His work has taken him all over the world. He is an international fellow of the Explorers Club, a past chair of the Arctic Institute of North America, and a fellow and past governor of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, service for which he was awarded many medals, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. From 2010 to 2013, he traveled through the Arctic Circle, spending time in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, as he researched and wrote on culture and climate change in the North. He lives in Seeley’s Bay, Ontario. Visit him at JamesRaffan.ca or follow him on Twitter @raffjam.
Editorial Reviews
“Raffan has made a significant contribution to the ever-evolving saga of 19th-century North America.” — The Globe and Mail
“Raffan handles his history admirably. . .an unflinching yet sympathetic look at an important nation-builder.” — The Walrus
With this book, James Raffan joins the ranks of Pierre Berton and Peter C. Newman. — Farley Mowat
Raffan has spun the fetid straw of [George Simpson’s] life into a golden book. — Ken McGoogan
A significant contribution to the ever-evolving saga of nineteenth-century North America. — Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Raffan handles his history admirably . . . . An unflinching yet sympathetic look at an important nation-builder. — The Walrus
A balanced, well-documented, yet engaging and colourful story. — The Beaver
. . . A wonderful read to be treasured . . . one of those rare books you don’t want to finish. — Peter C. Newman, The Literary Review of Canada
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Circling The Midnight Sun
Dazed but Not Confused
Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer
Fire In The Bones
Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition
Emperor Of The North
Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson's Bay Company
Bark, Skin And Cedar
Reflections on the Canoe in the Canadian Experience
Tumblehome
Meditations and Lore from a Canoeist's Life
Deep Waters
Courage, Character and the Lake Timiskaming Canoeing Tragedy
The Lure of Faraway Places
Reflections on Wilderness and Solitude
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