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With this e book - his most ambitious yet - Ken McGoogan gives a vivid, detailed recasting of Arctic-exploration background. Dead Reckoning issues the traditional narrative, which emerged out of Victorian Great britain and targeted almost specifically on Royal Navy officers. By integrating non-British and fur-trade explorers and, most importantly, Canada's indigenous peoples, this work brings the storyline of Arctic finding into the 21st century. Orthodox background celebrates such naval results as John Franklin, Edward Parry and Wayne Clark Ross. Dead Reckoning tells their stories, but the book also encompasses such forgotten heroes as Thanadelthur, Akaitcho, Tattanoeuck, Ouligbuck, Tookoolito and Ebierbing, to name just a few. Without the assistance of the Inuit, Franklin's recently discovered boats, Erebus and Terror, would still be lying undiscovered at the bottom of the polar sea.The e book amounts from the 16th century to the present day, talks about climate change and the politics of the Northwest Passage, and identifies the cultural variety of any centuries-old quest. Enlightened by the author's own voyages and researches in the Arctic, Dead Reckoning is a colourful, multi-dimensional saga that demolishes myths, exposes pretenders and celebrates unsung heroes. For international listeners, it places out a new account of Arctic finding. For Canadians, it brings that account home.
