Rediscovering the Prairies

Name: Rediscovering the Prairies
Brand: Heritage Group Distribution Ltd (CA)
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Journeys by Dog, Horse, and Canoe

Written by Norman Henderson

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In the early days, Plains Indians travelled on foot across the vast Canadian prairies, with only fierce, wolf-like dogs as companions. Later, with the arrival of Europeans, horses and canoes appeared on the scene. In Rediscovering the Prairies, Norman Henderson, a leading scholar of the world's great temperate grasslands, revives the earlier modes of prairie travel. He journeys along 325 kilometres of Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle Valley by dog and travois (the wooden rack pulled by dogs and horses used by First Nations to transport belongings), then by canoe, and finally by horse and travois. Henderson's often humourous descriptions of his attempts to find and train a dog and a horse highlight the difficulties involved in recreating traditional travel methods. Henderson interweaves his own adventures with the exploits of earlier travellers, such as La Vérendrye, Alexander Henry and Peter Fidler, and the experiences of fur traders and others who struggled across this strange and forbidding landscape. His captivating account will foster a better appreciation for, and a deeper understanding of, the natural and human history of the Canadian prairies.

Norman Henderson was born in Saskatchewan in 1960. He studied in Saskatchewan, Germany and Britain, where he completed a doctorate in environmental sciences. He currently works in climate research at the University of Regina. He lives in Regina.

ISBN-13: 9781894898362
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution
Imprint: Heritage Group Distribution Ltd (CA)
Publication date: 1 May 2005
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 203 x 152 mm
Illustrations: b/w illus & maps
Language: English