Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 13
Introduction 15
1 A Young Naturalist 21
2 Into a Western Wonderland 35
3 First Expedition: Into the Foothills of the Rockies 39
4 Ontario Again 55
5 Building and Learning 71
6 Expedition to the Eastern Arctic, 1923 83
7 A Second Arctic Expedition 105
8 Exploring Baffin Island 123
9 The Nettilling Lake Expedition 139
10 A Winter Traverse 149
11 Cape Dorset Summer 155
12 A Brief Prairie Interlude 163
13 Baffin Island, 1928-29 169
14 In Search of the Blue Goose 183
15 Lake Harbour, 1930-31 195
16 Two Decades of Stellar Service 207
17 An Attempt at Retirement 231
18 Researching the Mammals of Alberta 239
19 A Second Attempt at Retirement 255
Appendix I Awards and Honours 269
Appendix II Scientific Discoveries 271
Appendix III Clubs and Associations 273
Notes 275
Works J. Dewey Scoper 299
Selected Bibliography 303
Index 307
About the Author 313