In Letters from The Barren Lands: An Epic Journey of Hardship and Privation, modern day adventurer Carsten Iwers has made available for the first-time Captain J.C. Critchell Bullock’s (Lyon 1913-16) own account of the near-fatal winter of 1924-25 he spent with John Hornby (‘The Hermit of the Arctic’) in the Canadian Barren Lands. Using previously unpublished letters, diaries and photographs held in the USA, Canada and Sherborne School Archives, Letters from The Barren Lands provides new insights into these two extraordinary men and their expedition to the Canadian sub-arctic.
David F. Pelly, author of Thelon: A River Sanctuary, says of the book, ‘Iwers has added a new dimension to the story, with his discovery – and now publication – of Critchell Bullock’s letters, for the most part written during a long winter sojourn in a cave with the insufferable John Hornby. The insights offered are unprecedented. For an aficionado of the Hornby legend, this is compulsory reading. For anyone planning a canoe trip in the Thelon country, reading this along with the other available historical accounts will enrich your experience.’
Carsten Iwers is himself no stranger to the Barren Lands and his own photographs of expeditions to the region are available on his website North of 60
Publication details:
Carsten Iwers (ed.), Letters from The Barren Lands: An Epic Journey of Hardship and Privation.
Paperback: 203 pages.
Publisher: Independently published (10 January 2020)
ISBN-10: 107137897X
ISBN-13: 978-1071378977
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Posted 11 February 2020 by Sherborne School Archives.