Cold Burial: A Journey Into the WildernessIn the clear, bright Spring of 1926 three Englishmen set off into the remote wilderness of Canada, the Barren Lands. One of them, Jack Hornby, was already a legendary figure. Hornby of the North prided himself on his ability to live off the land. He feared the incursion of the white man into these beloved open spaces where the caribou and musk oxen migrated in enormous numbers. |
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Hornby of the North I | 1 |
Boyhood Heroes | 16 |
Finest Sons | 27 |
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