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Cold Comfort, Second EditionMy Love Affair with the Arctic |
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An engaging reminiscence of the end of an era in arctic exploration.
In 1936 Graham Rowley went to the still-unexplored west coast of Baffin Island as the archaeologist for a small British expedition - the last in the Canadian North that depended on traditional techniques. Cold Comfort, his acclaimed memoir of this period, captures the way of life in the North before World War II, including the experience of travelling by dogsled over unexplored land.
This new edition includes the beginning of Rowley's planned sequel covering his post-war experiences in the Arctic. The additional three chapters describe Operation Musk-Ox, the first military exercise to show that it was feasible to manoeuvre in the Arctic even in winter, and Rowley's work for the Canadian Defense Research Board. An afterword by Susan Rowley and John Bennett expands on Rowley's ongoing involvement in the rapid change that took place from the Cold War to the establishment of Nunavut.
This new edition includes the beginning of Rowley's planned sequel covering his post-war experiences in the Arctic. The additional three chapters describe Operation Musk-Ox, the first military exercise to show that it was feasible to manoeuvre in the Arctic even in winter, and Rowley's work for the Canadian Defense Research Board. An afterword by Susan Rowley and John Bennett expands on Rowley's ongoing involvement in the rapid change that took place from the Cold War to the establishment of Nunavut.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies (number 13 in series)
344 Pages, 6 x 9
48 illustrations, 10 maps
ISBN 9780773530058
October 2007
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"A jewel for armchair anthropologists, adventurers, and history buffs." Winnipeg Free Press
"Rowley is a superb storyteller and his writing a joy to read." Northern Review
"A valuable cultural artefact." Montreal Gazette
"Rowley is a superb storyteller and his writing a joy to read." Northern Review
"A valuable cultural artefact." Montreal Gazette
Graham W. Rowley (1912-2003) was a research professor of northern and Native studies at Carleton University.
Table of Contents
Maps x
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Illustrations following pages 18, 82, 178
PART ONE
1 Preparing for an expedition 3
2 The,Eastern Canadian Arctic in 1935 10
3 Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Churchill 14
4 Churchi1l to Bay of Gods Mercy 23
5 Walrus Island 32
6 Ship-time at Coral Harbour - Coats Island and Duke of York Bay 40
7 A long walk to Repulse Bay 48
8 Preparing for winter travel 55
9 Repulse to Igloolik -hard start 67
10 Repulse to Igloolik -easy finish 80
11 Igloolik to Piling 90
12 Return from Piling 104
13 Across Baffin Island to Pond Inlet 110
14 Pond Inlet 117
15 Pond Inlet overland to Arctic Bay 123
16 Spring at Arctic Bay 129 .
17 Excavating at Admiralty Inlet 136
18 South on the Nascopie 145
PART TWO
19 Return to Repulse Bay 157
20 Waiting at Repulse Bay 165
21 Christmas in Lyon Inlet 174
22 Lyon Inlet to Igloolik 181
23 Jens Munk Island 190
24 Through the Baffin Island Mountains 198
25 Anaularealing to Pond Inlet 207
26 Pond Inlet to Igloolik 212
27 A new island 220
28 Excavating at Abverdjar 226
29 South to the war 237
PART THREE
Foreword 243
Susan Rowley
Preface 247
30 The War Years, 1939-45 249
31 Exercise Musk-Ox, 1945-46 256
32 The Defence Research Board, 1947-53 266
33 The Advisory Committee on Northern Development and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 274
Susan Rowley
34 Retirement and the Carleton Years 288
Susan Rowley and John Bennett
APPENDICES
A. Ataguttaaluk 301
B. Game 302
C. Life histories 303
D. Publications from th~ expedition 307
E. Publications by Graham Rowley 309
F. Sources for Part III 316
INDEX 317
Maps x
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Illustrations following pages 18, 82, 178
PART ONE
1 Preparing for an expedition 3
2 The,Eastern Canadian Arctic in 1935 10
3 Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Churchill 14
4 Churchi1l to Bay of Gods Mercy 23
5 Walrus Island 32
6 Ship-time at Coral Harbour - Coats Island and Duke of York Bay 40
7 A long walk to Repulse Bay 48
8 Preparing for winter travel 55
9 Repulse to Igloolik -hard start 67
10 Repulse to Igloolik -easy finish 80
11 Igloolik to Piling 90
12 Return from Piling 104
13 Across Baffin Island to Pond Inlet 110
14 Pond Inlet 117
15 Pond Inlet overland to Arctic Bay 123
16 Spring at Arctic Bay 129 .
17 Excavating at Admiralty Inlet 136
18 South on the Nascopie 145
PART TWO
19 Return to Repulse Bay 157
20 Waiting at Repulse Bay 165
21 Christmas in Lyon Inlet 174
22 Lyon Inlet to Igloolik 181
23 Jens Munk Island 190
24 Through the Baffin Island Mountains 198
25 Anaularealing to Pond Inlet 207
26 Pond Inlet to Igloolik 212
27 A new island 220
28 Excavating at Abverdjar 226
29 South to the war 237
PART THREE
Foreword 243
Susan Rowley
Preface 247
30 The War Years, 1939-45 249
31 Exercise Musk-Ox, 1945-46 256
32 The Defence Research Board, 1947-53 266
33 The Advisory Committee on Northern Development and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 274
Susan Rowley
34 Retirement and the Carleton Years 288
Susan Rowley and John Bennett
APPENDICES
A. Ataguttaaluk 301
B. Game 302
C. Life histories 303
D. Publications from th~ expedition 307
E. Publications by Graham Rowley 309
F. Sources for Part III 316
INDEX 317
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Shortlisted
Ottawa-Carleton Book Award
Region of Ottawa-Carleton (1998)
Ottawa-Carleton Book Award
Region of Ottawa-Carleton (1998)
