Acts of Occupation

This well-written and readable work deserves a place on the bookshelves of historians, students, and popular readers interested in the Canadian Arctic. High-quality photographs and maps add to the story of adventure, exploration, and intrigue that the authors set out to tell. Moreover, this history is both timely and important.

Peter Kikkert, University of Western Ontario:
This well-written and readable work deserves a place on the bookshelves of historians, students, and popular readers interested in the Canadian Arctic ... the recent flurry of books on the Canadian North has included several broad and sweeping studies of Canad's Arctic policy ... however, more detailed works that fully explore the contours of Canada's Arctic policy are required. Other historians should follow the lead of Cavell and Noakes to describe the progression of Canada's policy since the country received its Arctic Archipelago in 1880 because many historical policy issues are still germane to debates about the Arctic today.

John Sandlos, author of Hunters at the Margin: Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories:
Acts of Occupation is an extremely valuable piece of scholarship that significantly expands our understanding of the historical roots of Arctic sovereignty debates. Grounded in impressive archival research, it gives a vivid sense of the high drama associated with early Arctic diplomacy.

William Barr, Professor and Senior Research Associate, Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary:
This book was a delight to read ... The authors have thrown a clear light on a very important period in Canadian foreign policy as it pertained to Arctic sovereignty. The topic is quite timely, in view of the current focus on sovereignty over Arctic waters and the seabed.