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Death Wins in the Arctic: The Lost Winter Patrol of 1910

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A harrowing tale of human intelligence pitted against the forces of nature.

With prospectors, trappers, and whalers pouring into northwestern Canada, the North West Mounted Police were dispatched to the most recent frontier to handle patrols, offer protection to indigenous peoples, and put in force laws in the North. In carrying out their duties, these intrepid men endured rigorous and dangerous conditions.

On December 21, 1910, a four-man patrol left Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, heading for Dawson City, Yukon, a distance of 670 kilometres. They never arrived. The harrowing drama of their 52-day struggle to continue to exist is an account of courageous failure, one so that you can resonate strongly in its depiction of human intelligence pitted against the implacable forces of nature. In keeping with Fitzgerald’s day by day journal records, Death Wins in the Arctic tells of their tremendous courage, their willingness to face unthinkable conditions, and their dedication to fulfill the oath they took. During their ordeal, issues of conservation, law enforcement, Aboriginal peoples, and sovereignty emerge, all of which are global concerns these days.

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