The Lure of the Labrador Wild

by Dillon Wallace

Overview

First published in 1905, this is the true story of two American adventurers' expedition into the interior of Labrador. The original goal was missed, and the ensuing story of the adventure is fascinating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789357392235
Publisher:	Alpha Edition
Publication date:	06/20/2023
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Dillon Wallace (1863-1939) was an American lawyer, outdoorsman, author of non-fiction, fiction and magazine articles. His first book, The Lure of the Labrador Wild (1905) was a best-seller, as were many of his later books.

Read an Excerpt

When our breakfast of bones and hide was ready boiled with a yeast was ready, he sat up in the tent to receive his share. While drinking the water and chewing the hide, we again carefully considered how long it should take George to reach Grand Lake, and how long it would be before help would arrive, if he were able to obtain any, and how long it would require me to reach the flour and return. It was, roughly speaking, forty miles to Grand lake, and fifteen miles to the flour.