A Canoeing Tragedy in Canada's North

A Canoeing Tragedy in Canada's North

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Publisher's Synopsis

Arthur Moffatt died of hypothermia in the afternoon of 14 September 1955, after his canoe capsized in rapids on the Dubawnt River in what is now Nunavut. Accusations of him began in 1959 and continued to 2014. The result was that much of the paddling community, and likely also members of the general public, became convinced that he died due to his incompetence.


The book presents extensive evidence expressed by the fellow paddlers on this trip, and other critical sources from journals, manuscripts, and archives in order to refute the claim that Moffat was incompetent and to prove that this was a paddling accident.

Book information

ISBN: 9780228854845
Publisher: Tellwell Talent
Imprint: Tellwell Talent
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 680g
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 33mm