Author: Hudson's Bay Company (Helen Burgess, ed.)
Title: The Beaver; Magazine of the North, Winter 1979
Description: Winnipeg: Hudson's Bay House, 1979. Periodical, 8.5 x 11, stapled wraps, illustrated throughout in black and white and colour with numerous photos, art, diagrams and maps, 62pp. Ships lettermail. A very good copy. Cover: The Blizzard - Oil on canvas by Inglis Sheldon-Williams, 1916. Contents of this issue: Inglis Sheldon-Williams: Pioneer Artist of the prairies by Ruth Humphrys; Fur Traders in Retirement by LG Thomas; Dog Sledge Holiday by Richard Harrington; Indian Life in Winter by Edward Rogers; Arctic Landscapes - Paintings by Geoffrey Armstrong with text by Sheila Cole; Man's Best Friend? by James McCook; York Factory to St Boniface on Foot, 1836-37 by Pierre-Louis Morin d'Equilly, translated by Hubert Mayes; Ballad of the Arctic by Al Purdy; Canada Stoves in Rupert's Land by Gordon Moat; plus Northern Books/Reviews.

Keywords: Beaver Magazine Hudsons Bay Company; Helen Burgess Editor; Blizzard Inglis Sheldon-Williams Pioneer Artist Prairies; York Factory St Boniface Foot Expedition Walking, Pierre-Louis Morin D'equilly, Ballad Arctic Al Purdy; Canada Stoves Ruperts Land; Gordon


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