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Originally Posted by sheephunter
Ya, I've seen the Charles Bronson version a few times and they certainly didn't let the facts ruin a good story. It was sad how they romanticized Albert Johnson and made the RCMP look like a bunch of bafoons. I've read several different books on the subject but my favourite is the one by Dick North. They did make men a lot tougher back in those days!
I just finished reading Adventures in the Arctic by Peter Freuchen. You want to talk about some hardy people.
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There is a Rudy Weibe book that is a fictionalized book based on the 'facts'. Good read, but its nice to know the actual story too.