FATAL PASSAGE: The Untold Story of John Rae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin
This is a biography of an unsung nineteenth-century Arctic explorer who solved the two great mysteries of nineteenth-century Arctic exploration: John Rae discovered both the final link in the Northwest Passage and the fate of the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. A Canadian bestseller (fourteen weeks on national lists), Fatal Passage won four literary awards and was short-listed for three others.

Fatal Passage won:
  • The Writers’ Trust of Canada Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize.
  • The Canadian Authors’ Association Lela Common Award for Canadian History.
  • The Grant MacEwan Author’s Award (Alberta Community Development / co-winner).
  • An American Christopher Award for a work of artistic excellence that “affirms the highest values of the human spirit”.
It was shortlisted for:
  • The Banff International Book Festival adventure-travel award
  • The Writers’ Guild of Alberta non-fiction award
  • The City of Calgary book award. (continued)
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