Product Description:
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. After running out of supplies and experiencing brutally cold weather, they faced starvation and eventually froze to death. 60 years later, Keith Billington organized a re-enactment of the historic trip. Unlike the original patrol, on February 15, 1970, Billington's departure attracted much media attention. 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.
About the Author:
A registered nurse from England, Keith Billington immigrated to Canada and worked in the Canadian Arctic for six years with his wife, Muriel, who is a nurse-midwife. Keith obtained his Public Health Nurse Diploma at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since retiring, Keith and his wife continue to travel in winter by snowmobile and skis, and in the summertime they find adventure in their double seagoing kayak. His previous books are "Tse-Loh-Ne: Journey Down the Davie Trail" (Caitlin Press, 2012), "Cold Land, Warm Hearts" (Harbour Publishing, 2010) and "House Calls by Dogsled" (Harbour Publishing, 2008).
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