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...
Simpson, George, Sir, 1786 or 1787-1860
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Auteur:Lahey, D. T., Henighan, Tom, Wilson, John, Shardlow, Tom, Bridge, Kathryn, Legaré, FrancineSommaire: -
Auteur:Lahey, D. T.Sommaire:Born in Scotland and trained as a sugar broker in London, England, Sir George Simpson (1792-1860) was unexpectedly appointed in 1820 as governor of Rupert's Land and the Indian territories, an area encompassing all of Canada from Hudson...
