Observations on the geography, geology, botany, and biology of the Labrador coast and Hudson Bay area, 1948.

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Observations on the geography, geology, botany, and biology of the Labrador coast and Hudson Bay area, 1948.

Record of scientific observations made during his exploration trips of 1930-1939, on the coast of Labrador, Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay, James Bay, and in northern Manitoba. Some correspondence with Vilhjalmur Stefansson, dated 1952, laid in.

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Gardner, Gérard.

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Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962

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Vilhjalmur Stefansson was born on November 3, 1879 in Arnes, Manitoba, Canada. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1897-1902. He was voted the best orator in 1900, and also worked for the school newspaper. In 1930 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, only the third such degree awarded. He then transferred to the University of Iowa and graduated in 1903 with a degree from the School of Liberal Arts. He next enrolled at Harvard, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1...