Background
Norman Henderson was born on January 22, 1960, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Norman graduated from the University of East Anglia, receiving a Doctor of Philosophy in environmental sciences in 1991.
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Norman graduated from the University of East Anglia, receiving a Doctor of Philosophy in environmental sciences in 1991.
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Rediscovering the Prairies: Journeys by Dog, Horse, and Canoe
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In the early days, Plains Indians travelled on foot across the vast Canadian prairies, with only fierce, wolf-like dogs as companions. Later, with the arrival of Europeans, horses and canoes appeared on the scene. In Rediscovering the Prairies, Norman Henderson, a leading scholar of the world's great temperate grasslands, revives the earlier modes of prairie travel. He journeys along 325 kilometres of Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle Valley by dog and travois (the wooden rack pulled by dogs and horses used by First Nations to transport belongings), then by canoe, and finally by horse and travois. Henderson's often humourous descriptions of his attempts to find and train a dog and a horse highlight the difficulties involved in recreating traditional travel methods. Henderson interweaves his own adventures with the exploits of earlier travellers, such as La Vérendrye, Alexander Henry and Peter Fidler, and the experiences of fur traders and others who struggled across this strange and forbidding landscape. His captivating account will foster a better appreciation for, and a deeper understanding of, the natural and human history of the Canadian prairies.
https://www.amazon.sg/Rediscovering-Prairies-Journeys-Horse-Canoe/dp/1894898362
2001
Norman Henderson
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Education
Norman studied in Saskatchewan, Germany, and Britain. He graduated from the University of East Anglia, receiving a Doctor of Philosophy in environmental sciences in 1991.
Career
Norman Henderson is a contributor to scholarly journals and newspaper columns in Canada, Australia, and the United States.
Henderson is the author of the book "Rediscovering the Great Plains: Journeys by Dog, Canoe, and Horse" which was published in 2001. In this bok Henderson recounts his experiences and observations while taking three trips through the 200-mile-long valley via dog travois - a wooden rack pulled by dogs or horses - canoe, and horse travois. Indians and settlers of the past commonly used all three of these modes of travel. In addition to recounting his adventures, Henderson discusses some of the Great Plain’s history and historical figures, like noted explorers Lewis and Clark. He also interweaves stories and history of other great temperate grasslands, including the South American pampas and the Eurasian steppes.
He currently works in climate research at the University of Regina.
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Rediscovering the Prairies: Journeys by Dog, Horse, and Canoe
(In the early days, Plains Indians travelled on foot acros...)
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Rediscovering the Prairies: Journeys by Dog, Horse, and Canoe
