Author: Dick North. Published by Alaska Northwest Publishing Co., Anchorage, Alaska, 1980, 3rd Printing. Printed in USA. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with minor wear and age-yellowed.
THE LOST PATROL, is a vintage book about a 1911 tale of the Royal North-West Mounted Police Officer, Corporal W.J.D. Dempster, and his famous patrol over the Fort McPherson Trail to locate the whereabouts of Inspector Fitzgerald's party.
Tragic story of the lost patrol. A mistake of a few miles led to the deaths of four NWMP officers.ย This is one of those books you can't put down. -Reviewed by Elijah on Goodreads.
DID YOU KNOW? The Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) was the name for the Canadian police force from 1904 until 1920, after which it became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). It was originally established as the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1873 to bring Canadian authority to the North-West Territories. The RNWMP's duties included maintaining law and order, asserting Canadian sovereignty, and enforcing federal policies.ย
