The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Dillon Wallace.

In late spring of 1903 Dillon Wallace, Leonidas Hubbard, and George Elson set off to explore the unmapped regions of the Lake Michikamau region of the interior of Labrador.

I won't spoil it for you, but let's just say... things don't exactly go according to plan.

The book became a bestseller in 1905.  I believe Jimbo did a book report on it that year for his 3rd grade English class.

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