Instead, The Western Interior, a collection of excerp[s fromexplorers' reports, demonstra[es that exploration hasits parallels with intellectual history. Thesetwobooks, particularly thesecond, are reminders thatgeographical discovery isa continuing process whichentails more than traversing and documenting unknownterrainor mappingthe principal watercoursesand landmarks. S areinclined to dismiss exploration fromtheirwritings once [hewestern seahasbeenreached.Carle[on Library, 15.Toron[o: McClelland andStewart .x,309,rnaps. The Western Interiorof Canada: A Recordof Geographical Discovery, 16121917. Toronto: TheMacmillan Cornpany ofCanada Limited. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:ฤก52 THE CANADIANHISTORICALREVIEW The Palliser Expedition: An Account of ]ohn Palliser's BritishNorthAmerican Exploring Expedition, 1857-1860.
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