This book tells the history of Canada and its people through maps, the earliest passed down to us from Vikings and then drawn and re-drawn by a diverse group of adventurers. And maps - no matter if drawn by a Cree warrior or refined by a mixed-descend fur trade are in the end always telling the stories of those struggling and striving in a vast and monumental landscape. This book did more than to tell the story of Canada's exploration, it gave me a deep appreciation for the vastness of this place and how impressive it was how humans navigated this continent.