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Article: He was the man who found a way through the ice, and discovered the fate of another who failed. Yet for revealing the ghastly truth, John Rae was...
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2004
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Byline: KATH GOURLAY
THE Inuit messengers approached the big Scotsman and waited. A brief conversation in their native language confirmed that both had what the other required, and prices were negotiated.
They had come to trust this white man who dressed as they did, and whose stamina and hunting skills were much spoken of among tribal leaders.
They laid the items in the snow at his feet. John Rae picked up the powder horn, the items of ship's cutlery and the officer's cap, his face inscrutable. It was only when he lifted the hinged lid of the kettle that his expression changed.
As a doctor in the Arctic wastes, he was only too ...
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