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belwerks's review against another edition
5.0
I've loved everything from Shoalts I've read so far, but this one is especially incredible. Visceral and addictive - it went by so fast!
akaphillips's review against another edition
5.0
This was excellent. It was interesting and well written.
whywhynot's review against another edition
3.0
The problem might have been my expectations.
I should have paid more attention to the subtitle “Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land”, rather than the title, “A History of Canada in Ten Maps”, because the book is essentially ten sections, each depicting a discrete piece of adventure over the landscape of what is now Canada. The stories read much like the more adventurous portions of the school boy history storied that made me wonder whether my hero was Alexander McKenzie or Henry Kelsey.
The stories told are a little more frank, a little more gritty, and more cognizant of first nations’ contributions, and they are well supported by footnotes, but they are, in the first approximation, tales of heroic exploration that I was mostly familiar with.
The ‘map aspect provoked my curiosity, I’m not sure for what exactly, but more of a focus on the map-making itself, or perhaps more of a focus on the history of the maps leading to, and after, the excursions…I’m not sure what, but the title is what caught my eye.
The subtitle could have been the title.
I should have paid more attention to the subtitle “Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land”, rather than the title, “A History of Canada in Ten Maps”, because the book is essentially ten sections, each depicting a discrete piece of adventure over the landscape of what is now Canada. The stories read much like the more adventurous portions of the school boy history storied that made me wonder whether my hero was Alexander McKenzie or Henry Kelsey.
The stories told are a little more frank, a little more gritty, and more cognizant of first nations’ contributions, and they are well supported by footnotes, but they are, in the first approximation, tales of heroic exploration that I was mostly familiar with.
The ‘map aspect provoked my curiosity, I’m not sure for what exactly, but more of a focus on the map-making itself, or perhaps more of a focus on the history of the maps leading to, and after, the excursions…I’m not sure what, but the title is what caught my eye.
The subtitle could have been the title.
sandra_moore's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very engaging and interesting read! I learned so much about the early days of Canadian exploration!
aaronczichon's review against another edition
5.0
If you love Canada and maps (at least a bit) you can learn many things about the history of this country. Great book!
crazylady4's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5