John Keist Lord
In this post we continue our explorations of John Keist Lord’s writings, from his published book, At Home in the Wilderness. Here he writes about his experiences as a mule…
Read moreDavid Douglas goes home
In this post, botanist David Douglas heads for home in England, after his journey down the Athabasca River with the outgoing York Factory Express. Edward Ermatinger was the leader of…
Read moreDavid Douglas’s Athabasca River
In 1827, botanist David Douglas travelled with the outgoing York Factory Express down the Athabasca River to Jasper’s House. From the height of the Rocky Mountains, as shown above, the…
Read moreDavid Douglas’s Rockies
In 1827, botanist David Douglas travelled out of the Columbia District with Edward Ermatinger’s outgoing York Factory Express. In this section of his journal we will be reading a description…
Read moreDavid Douglas and his YFE journey
The botanist named David Douglas journeyed out of the Columbia District in Edward Ermatinger’s 1827 outgoing York Factory Express. He left behind him an interesting journal. Here goes: On the…
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