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From Far And Wide Author Presentation

 
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From Far and Wide by Peter Pigott
When

Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 7:00pm

Where

Nepean Centrepointe Meeting
101 Centrepointe
Room 1B
Ottawa, ON
K2G 0B5

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In searching for the illfated Franklin Expedition, the Royal Navy mapped and claimed the Arctic - and then transferred it to Canada. In From Far and Wide author Peter Pigott recounts how Ottawa has asserted its sovereignty over 40% of this country's landmass.

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