He would never return to London. George Goodwin brilliantly describes the energetic, engaging but sometimes enigmatic Dr Franklin in the world's greatest city during the third quarter of the eighteenth century.
"In the appendix we find the conclusions of Professor Christy, upon the future prospects of Africa..."--The Morning Post (London, England), Issue 24176, Thursday, June 05, 1851.
This is the first book to disclose the extent and scale of the diverse commercial operations of the Hudson's Bay Company on the Pacific coast. It also provides an overdue account of the economic origins of British Columbia.
Translation of: Hoort gij het donder niet?
