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Rae, John, 1813-1893

  • The Arctic journals of John Rae
    Author:
    Rae, John, McGoogan, Ken
    Summary:

    Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic. He began his career with the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, where he learned to survey, live off the land, and...
  • John Rae, arctic explorer : the unfinished autobiography
    Author:
    Rae, John
    Summary:

    John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae’s accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic...
  • 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 discovery of the fate of the lost...
  • Finding John Rae
    Author:
    Hamilton, Alice Jane
    Summary:

    This creative nonfiction biography of the celebrated Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae begins in 1854 when, on a mapping expedition to the Boothia Peninsula, Rae discovers the missing link in the Northwest Passage. On the same trip, a chance...
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