Through trackless Labrador
by Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard, Geoffrey Malcolm Gathorne-Hardy
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Account of author's journey from Nain to George River in 1910.
Themes & subjects
Description and travelCaribouInuitFishingIndians of North AmericaDescriptions et voyages
First published 1911Setting
Labrador (N.L.)Newfoundland and LaboradorLabradorNewfoundland and Labrador
About the authors
Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard
17 November 1876 – 14 June 1922
Major Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard, DSO, MC, FRGS, FZS (17 November 1876 – 14 June 1922) was a writer, explorer, adventurer, big-game hunter and marksman who made a significant contribution to sniping practice within the British Army during the First World War. Concerned not only with improving the quality of marksmanship, the measures he introduced to counter the threat of German snipers were credited by a contemporary with saving the lives of over 3,500 Allied soldiers.<br><br>During his lifetime, he also explored territory never seen before by white man, played cricket at first-class level, including on overseas tours, wrote short stories and novels (one of which was turned into a Doug…
Geoffrey Malcolm Gathorne-Hardy
1878 – 1972
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