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Book review: Arctic Patrol a triumph of research in quest that shaped Canada

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Summary
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65% Informative

Eric Jamieson's new book is a triumph of archival research that tells an important Canadian story.

The Longest Patrol is an 81-day , 2,800-kilometre dogsled trip in the eastern Arctic designed to strengthen Canada 's claim to the Arctic islands and waterways north of the country’s main land mass.

One of the Mounties fathered a child with an Inuk woman, Anna Atagutiaq , and abandoned them both.

VR Score

72

Informative language

76

Neutral language

10

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

long-living