McGoogan, Ken

Praise for: Dead Reckoning

Ken McGoogan is possibly the only historian of the Arctic who has made more than nine trips to the region, including journeys through the fabled Northwest Passage. His dozen published books include four biographies of Arctic explorers. He has won such coveted prizes as: the Pierre Berton Award for History, the University of British Columbia Medal…

Ken McGoogan

“Brisk, readable books about Englishmen doing great things…don’t come much better than this.”The Observer “A gripping tale of genuine adventures, very well told.”Kirkus Reviews Bantam Press UK 2004Carroll & Graf USA 2004HarperCollins Canada 2003 Ancient MarinerArctic adventures of Samuel Hearne, the sailor who inspired Coleridge’s poemThe life of Samuel Hearne is a story of love, friendship,…

Fatal Passage

“In Ken McGoogan’s artful telling, John Rae emerges from the shadows to take his place among the most intriguing of the 19th century arctic explorers. This is delightful reading.”Andrea BarrettAuthor of The Voyage of the NarwhalAwards:The Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize The Lila Common Award for Canadian  History The Grant MacEwanAuthor’s Award The Christopher Award Carroll & Graf USA 2002Bantam…

Lady Franklin’s Revenge

“His biography is as detailed, thorough, and compulsive as Jane Franklin herself might have demanded.”The Mail on Sunday (London) “…an exhaustive and scrupulously researched biography.”Sara WheelerTimes of London “McGoogan’s biography of Lady Franklin is both a detailed study of an extraordinary woman and an adventure story almost too fantastic to be true.”Glasgow Herald “An unforgettable book.”Edmonton Journal “elegant, lucid…

Reviews of Race To The Polar Sea

Reviews ofRace To The Polar Sea “McGoogan frames this exciting biography in terms of the mythological concepts of the hero and the transformative quest. Highly recommended.” Starred Review Library Journal “McGoogan’s book goes a long way towards returning Kane to his rightful position in the adventure and scientific pantheon, and through unprecedented access to the…

Race To The Polar Sea

 “Ken McGoogan’s magnificent Race to the Polar Sea [is] arguably the most evocative of his four volumes on vintage Arctic exploration. The most literate of the northern adventurers, Kane left an impressive legacy that McGoogan, who sailed the same waters – now ice-free – explains, expands and makes relevant. This is a memorable book about an unforgettable…

How the Scots Invented Canada

“…[written with] lively intelligence and [a] keen eye for detail…How the Scots Invented Canada provides a pleasurable way to get to know many of the most colourful men and women in our history.”Globe & Mail “McGoogan’s How the Scots Invented Canada is certainly an inspired work and its author is rapidly becoming the rightful successor to populist historian…

50 Canadians Who Changed the World

“Ken McGoogan is required reading for any Canadian who wants to know the real history of our country.”  —Peter Mansbridge “McGoogan is rapidly becoming the rightful successor to populist historian Pierre Berton.” —Toronto Star 50 Canadians Who Changed the World Amazing people who have built our present and are shaping our tomorrow. Using the successful…

Dead Reckoning

Praise for Fatal Passage:  “A passionately and immaculately researched book. A sort of Arctic whodunnit”  Beryl Bainbridge  “McGoogan tells a riveting story — backed by solid research — that illuminates a fascinating chapter in the annals of Arctic exploration”  The Wall Street Journal  “In Ken McGoogan’s artful telling, John Rae emerges from the shadows to take…