Table of Contents
Author's Note xiii
Prologue 1
1 The North West Company, 1788 3
2 Into The North, 2016 11
3 Scotland, 1774 16
4 New York, 1775 23
5 Montreal, 1778 31
6 Detroit, 1784 41
7 Into the Pays d'en Haut, Spring 2016 51
8 To Grand Portage and the English River, 1785 57
9 Matonabbee and Awgeenah 71
10 Murder at the Old Establishment, 1787 84
11 To the Northwest Passage, 1788 93
12 All It Takes Is Time, 2016 102
13 Embarkation, June 1789 110
14 The Rapids of the Slave, June 2016 117
15 Shoot The Messenger, June 1789 127
16 Thunderstorms And Raids, June 2016 138
17 Into The Mountains, July 1789 163
18 The Plagues of the Deh Cho, July 2016 169
19 The Dogrib, July 1789 192
20 Rapids Without Rapids, July 2016 200
21 You Can Starve on Rabbits, July 1789 215
22 Fort Good Hope to Tsiigehtchic, July 2016 220
23 Satisfy The Curiosity, Tho' Not The Intent, July 1789 241
24 Into The Earth Sponge, July 2016 248
25 The Highest Part of the Island, July 1789 260
26 A Sea of Ice, Frozen No More, July 2016 267
27 Many Returns 274
Epilogue 289
Acknowledgments 297
Notes 299
Selected Bibliography 314
Index 319