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13 de abr. de 2024 · Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-born politician who was the first Liberal prime minister of Canada (1873–78). Mackenzie emigrated in 1842 from Scotland to Canada West (now Ontario), where he worked as a stone mason and established himself as a building contractor at Sarnia.
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In the 1950s and early 1960s Alexander Mackenzie was regarded as one of the most important of the St Ives group of UK artists - he was represented in London by Waddington Galleries [3 one-man exhibitions] and the prestigious Durlacher Bros. gallery in New York [2 one-man shows] who also represented Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and John Wells.
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It was Mackenzie's passion to reach the Pacific Ocean overland. In the summer of 1789 he set out, hoping to discover a passage westward by way of a river, described to him by the Indians, which flowed out of Great Slave Lake. After 3 weeks exploring the north shore of the lake, they found the outlet. Unknown to Mackenzie, of course, it was one of t...
Mackenzie set out in October and wintered up the Peace River in order to have an early start in the spring in his assault on the Rockies. Fur trading during the winter discharged his duty to the company, and on May 9, 1793, with six voyageurs, he began his quest for the Pacific again. By the end of the month they reached the forks of the Peace, dee...
Several editions of Mackenzie's own accounts have been published; but W. Kaye Lamb, Dominion Archivist of Canada, is preparing what probably will be the definitive edition of Mackenzie's writings. Of the several good studies of Mackenzieand his travels in the west, the most recent are Phillip Vail (pseudonym for Noel Bertram Gerson), The Magnificen...
Hing, Robert J., Tracking Mackenzie to the sea: coast to coast in eighteen splashdowns,Manassas, Va.: Anchor Watch Press, 1992. Mackenzie, Alexander, Sir, First man West: Alexander Mackenzie's journal of his voyage to the Pacific coast of Canada in 1793,Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1976, 1962. A narrative or journal of voyages and travels thro...
Learn about the Scottish explorer, fur trader, and businessman who was the first to travel overland to the Pacific Coast. Find out his achievements, challenges, and legacy in the Northwest of North America.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie ( 1764 - 12 de março de 1820) foi um explorador escocês-canadense. Mackenzie nasceu em Stornoway na Ilha de Lewis em Outer Hebrides, Escócia. Em 1774 sua família se mudou para Nova Iorque e depois para Montreal em 1776 por causa da Revolução Americana. Em 1779 ele arrumou um emprego na Companhia do Noroeste e ...
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Alexander Mackenzie was the first literate traveler to cross the North American continent north of Mexico, beating Lewis and Clark by nearly 12 years. He led a party of nine men on a 2,800-mile round-trip dash from Canada to the Pacific Ocean, using rivers, native guides and his own navigation skills. He also published a book about his voyage and urged British ministers to establish ports for fur trade.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie ( 1764 - 12 de março de 1820) foi um explorador escocês-canadense. Alexander Mackenzie em pintura de Thomas Lawrence (feita por volta de 1800). Cortesia da Galeria Nacional do Canadá. Mackenzie nasceu em Stornoway na Ilha de Lewis em Outer Hebrides, Escócia.
Overview. This lesson is based on viewing the Alexander Mackenzie biography from The Canadians series. Mackenzie was the first white man to reach the Pacific Ocean by travelling over land and he was the first fur trader to be knighted for his accomplishments. Aims.
