Snow Man: John Hornby in Canada's Barren Lands

by Malcolm Waldron

Hornby, who came from an affluent British family, emigrated to Canada in 1904 and fell in love with the Canadian North. Known as a man who could deal with any situation, however adverse, he seemed to seek out hardship. According to legend he could "out-Indian the Indians" in his ability to survive in the northern wilds and often set out into the bush with little more than a rifle, a gillnet, a bag of flour, and tea. His strange and solitary ways earned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773517103
• ISBN13: 9780773517103
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.0"