The Last Patrol: Following the Trail of the Royal Northwest Mounted Polices Legendary Lost Patrol 9781927575208

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Автор: Keith Billington
Название: The Last Patrol: Following the Trail of the Royal Northwest Mounted Polices Legendary Lost Patrol
ISBN: 9781927575208
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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История Америк

ISBN-10: 1927575206
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 192
Вес: 0.28 кг.
Дата издания: 15.10.2013
Серия: History
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 40 b/w photos
Размер: 205 x 152 x 12
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ключевые слова: History of the Americas
Подзаголовок: Following the trail of the royal northwest mounted police`s legendary lost patrol
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: In Keith Billingtons new book, The Last Patrol, he shares one of the most tragic stories of the far north. It was a quiet December morning in 1910 when Inspector Fitzgerald and his crew left Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, on a dog team patrol to Dawson City, Yukon. Their departure was without fanfare, and after a brief handshake and a salute, the men pulled out of the village and onto the frozen Peel River. Sadly, these four officers of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police would be remembered as the Lost Patrol of 1911. During the grueling 764-kilometre journey, after running out of supplies and experiencing brutally cold weather, they faced starvation and eventually froze to death. Sixty years later, Keith Billington, an outpost nurse working in Fort McPherson, organized a re-enactment of the historic trip using dog teams before Dempster Highway was built. Intrigued by the story of the Lost Patrol, he recruited ten men to join him. Nine of his companions were experienced Gwichin men, two of whom had previously made the trip. Unlike the original patrol, Billingtons departure attracted much media attention. On February 15, 1970, television crews and dignitaries from different agencies all descended on Fort McPherson to document the start of Billingtons Last Patrol. Some wished them well and some were convinced this expedition might also end in disaster, or that they would be forced by harsh conditions to abandon their journey and return home. Billington weaves together these two stories, revealing the details behind both the men who lost their lives and the men who risked their lives to commemorate the sacrifice made by Fitzgerald and his team. This gripping story illustrates the commitment and determination of the men of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and is a tribute to the legacy of the Gwichin people who lived and survived in this beautiful but inhospitable land.

The Last Patrol: Following the Trail of the Royal Northwest Mounted Polices Legendary Lost Patrol, Keith Billington