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D.T. Lahey & Tom Henighan
Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle
David Thompson / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Samuel de Champlain / John Franklin / George Simpson / Phyllis Munday

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Omslag till D.T. Lahey & Tom Henighan: Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle (ePUB)

Presenting six titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada is a vast land with many remote regions to be explored. Among the intrepid explorers who travelled the wilderness and mapped Canada’s geography are: the French founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain; surveyor David Thompson; doomed seeker of the Northwest Passage Sir John Franklin; Arctic explorer Vilhjamur Stefansson; legendary Upper Canada governor Sir George Simpson; and mountaineer Phyllis Munday. Their stories are detailed in these entertaining and informative biographies.

Includes

Samuel de Champlain

John Franklin

David Thompson

Vilhjamur Stefansson

George Simpson

Phyllis Munday

€36.99

Om författaren

A researcher and freelance writer, Francine Legaré lives in Quebec.

Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 1258 ● ISBN 9781459724730 ● Filstorlek 12.2 MB ● Översättare Jonathan Kaplansky ● Utgivare Dundurn ● Stad Toronto ● Land CA ● Publicerad 2013 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2892236 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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