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George Mercer Dawson

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  • Publisher:
    Dundurn Press, 2000
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Chalmers, William
    Date:
    Created
    2000
    Summary:

    Dawson worked for the International Boundary Commission and the Geological Survey of Canada. He surveyed the 49th parallel, vast tracts of land in British Columbias Interior, and many rivers in the Yukon. He knew the value of the Klondike gold fields ten years before the rush of 1898.

    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, Math and science
    Original Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn
    Language(s): English