{"product_id":"9781443441261","title":"Dead Reckoning : The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDead Reckoning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ken McGoogan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this book—his most ambitious yet—Ken McGoogan delivers a vivid, comprehensive recasting of Arctic-exploration history. \u003cem\u003eDead Reckoning\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the conventional narrative, which emerged out of Victorian England and focused almost exclusively on Royal Navy officers. By integrating non-British and fur-trade explorers and, above all, Canada’s indigenous peoples, this work brings the story of Arctic discovery into the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrthodox history celebrates such naval figures as John Franklin, Edward Parry and James Clark Ross. \u003cem\u003eDead Reckoning \u003c\/em\u003etells 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 ships, \u003cem\u003eErebus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTerror\u003c\/em\u003e, would still be lying undiscovered at the bottom of the polar sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book ranges from the sixteenth century to the present day, looks at climate change and the politics of the Northwest Passage, and recognizes the cultural diversity of a centuries-old quest. Informed by the author’s own voyages and researches in the Arctic, and illustrated throughout, \u003cem\u003eDead Reckoning \u003c\/em\u003eis a colourful, multi-dimensional saga that demolishes myths, exposes pretenders and celebrates unsung heroes. For international readers, it sets out a new story of Arctic discovery. For Canadians, it brings that story home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781443441261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Patrick Crean Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41111657021646,"sku":"9781443441261","price":26.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9781443441261.jpg?v=1649735984","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781443441261","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}