In this surprisingly interesting book, two Canadian historians examine how Canada asserted its administrative sovereignty over its Arctic regions in the early years of the 20th century. Using previous
"By the 1850s, journalists and readers alike perceived Britain's search for the Northwest Passage as an ongoing story in the literary sense. Because this 'story' appeared, like so many nineteenth-cen
As climate change threatens to open the Northwest Passage to ice-free travel, Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic has become more important to the Canadian government, military, and economy - and mor