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  • Sailing in circles, goin' somewhere : not your typical boat story
    Author:

    Martin, Finley

    Summary:

    Not all dreams have happy endings.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True adventure stories

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  • Black flag of the north: Bartholomew Roberts, king of the Atlantic pirates
    Author:

    Suthren, Victor

    Summary:

    The incredible story of the “King of the Pirates,” who burst from the waters of early Canada to become a terror of the seas.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, History and geography, True adventure stories

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  • Inner ranges : an anthology of mountain thoughts and mountain people
    Author:

    Powter, Geoff

    ,

    Bonington, Chris

    Summary:

    Inner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada's most respected adventure journalists and thinkers.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, True adventure stories

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  • Deadly innocent
    Author:

    Gallaher, Bill

    Summary:

    Best-selling chronicler of the gold rush Bill Gallaher now brings us the compelling story of the Rennie brothers.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True adventure stories

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  • Packhorses to the Pacific : a wilderness honeymoon
    Author:

    Kopas, Cliff

    Summary:

    Babes in the woods.

    Genre: Travel writing, True adventure stories, Canadian nonfiction

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  • The discovery of a Northwest Passage
    Author:

    McClure, Sir Robert

    ,

    Dalton, Anthony

    Summary:

    For centuries, colonial powers searched for a sea passage that would link the Arctic and Pacific Oceans.

    Genre: History and geography, True adventure stories

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  • Klondike cattle drive
    Author:

    Lee, Norman

    Summary:

    The latest addition to TouchWood Editions’ Classics West Collection, Klondike Cattle Drive is the colourful tale of a formidable trek undertaken by legendary Cariboo rancher Norman Lee.In 1898, Lee

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Travel writing, True adventure stories

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  • Finlay's River
    Author:

    Patterson, R. M.

    Summary:

    Adventures on wild waters In Finlay's River, R. M.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Travel writing, True adventure stories

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  • The voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic seas
    Author:

    McClintock, Frances Leopold, Sir

    ,

    Grant, Shelagh D.

    Summary:

    In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off from England to locate and chart the elusive Northwest Passage. He and his crew of 129 men never returned.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True adventure stories, History and geography

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  • R.M. Patterson : a life of great adventure
    Author:

    Finch, David

    Summary:

    The escapades of this great Canadian are brought to life in a story that combines the lure of gold, the thrill of wilderness exploration and comic tales about life on a southern Alberta ranch.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, History and geography, True adventure stories

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  • John Rae's Arctic correspondence, 1844-1855
    Author:

    Rae, John

    ,

    McGoogan, Ken

    Summary:

    Although Arctic explorer and Hudson Bay Company surveyor John Rae (1813–1893) travelled and recorded the final uncharted sections of the Northwest Passage, he is best known for his controversial di

    Genre: History and geography, True adventure stories, Discursive works

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  • Instinct de survie : tromper le destin sur les plus hauts sommets du monde
    Author:

    Filippi, Gabriel

    ,

    Popplewell, Brett

    Summary:

    «La plupart des auteurs de grands récits d’aventures racontent ce qu’ils ont fait. Très peu vous disent pourquoi ils ont fait tout ça et comment tout cela les a changés.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True adventure stories

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  • Antarctique solo
    Author:

    Perro, Bryan

    ,

    Dion, Frédéric

    Summary:

    Vais-je mourir ? La visibilité était de cent, peut-être deux cents mètres devant moi, le vent soufflait comme je l’avais rarement vu, et, d’un coup, j’ai été projeté dans les airs.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, French language materials, True adventure stories

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  • Survivre avec l'antidoute
    Author:

    Dion, Frédéric

    Summary:

    Retrouver la civilisation par ses propres moyens après s’être fait larguer les yeux bandés en plein coeur du Yukon, sans eau, sans nourriture, ni équipement de navigation ou de camping, voilà un dé

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, French language materials, True adventure stories

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  • La maison hantée de Sallie : une histoire vraie
    Author:

    Pickman, Debra

    Summary:

    Dans ce livre, Debra Pickman nous raconte elle-même ce qu’elle, son mari Tony et leur fils nouveau-né Taylor ont vécu dans la désormais célèbre maison de Sallie, depuis le jour de leur arrivée jusq

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, French language materials, True adventure stories

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