Synopsis
When it began, he was just another stranger without a name. When it ended, he was the most notorious criminal in North America, the object of the largest manhunt in RCMP history.
This is the story of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper, a silent man of superhuman strength and endurance, who defied capture for fifty days in the bitter cold of winter, north of the Arctic Circle. He was a man who crossed hundreds of miles of frozen tundra on foot, who survived dynamite blasts and the pursuit of police, trappers and the army, and who became the first man to cross the Richardson Mountains in a blizzard.
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"Wiebe pushes the reader inside the antagonist's mind."
-- Guelph Mercury
About the Author
Rudy Wiebe, widely published internationally and winner of numerous awards, including two Governor General's Awards for Fiction, is the author of nine novels, four short story collections, and five non-fiction books. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and lives in Edmonton.
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THE MAD TRAPPER
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McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1980
ISBN 10: 0771089767
ISBN 13: 9780771089763
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Seller: Zed Bookshop, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Canadian Edition. A vivid fictional evocation of the largest manhunt in Royal Canadian Mounted Police history. Clean, tight book in unclipped dj in mylar. One short closed tear at top edge of dj and one tiny chunk missing at top rear corner. Seller Inventory # 012652
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The Mad Trapper
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McClelland and Stewart, Toronto / Boston, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0771089767
ISBN 13: 9780771089763
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Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Lightly bumped and rubbed on heel of spine, boards darkened along top edge, ffep lightly rippled, one page dog-eared, else very good plus. DJ darkened, lightly smudged, moderately chipped on ends of spine - overall, good. Seller Inventory # 004246
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The Mad Trapper (signed)
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McClelland & Stewart / M&S, Toronto, 1980
ISBN 10: 0771089767
ISBN 13: 9780771089763
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Seller: Augustine Funnell Books, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good. Gerry Williams (dust jacket illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. A fictionalized account of the relentless 1930s manhunt for Albert Johnson, the mad trapper of Rat River. Flecked beige boards w/red cloth backstrip w/gilt spine lettering, 189 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 015236
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The Mad Trapper
Published by
McClelland & Stewart, 1980
ISBN 10: 0771089767
ISBN 13: 9780771089763
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Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Seller Inventory # FORT574895
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The Mad Trapper
Seller: Threescore Years and Ten, Calmar, AB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Used library book used; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages. Seller Inventory # 5873