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Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada by MacGregor, Roy
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780307361394
- Book Title
- Original Highways : Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Random House of Canada
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Nature, Travel, History
- Topic
- Canada / General, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, North America
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 13.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Expanding on his landmark Globe and Mail series in which he documented his travels down sixteen of Canada's great rivers, Roy MacGregor tells the story of our country through the stories of its original highways, and how they sustain our spirit, identity and economy--past, present and future. No country is more blessed with fresh water than Canada. From the mouth of the Fraser River in BC, to the Bow in Alberta, the Red in Manitoba, the Gatineau, the Saint John and the most historic of all Canada's rivers, the St. Lawrence, our beloved chronicler of Canadian life, Roy MacGregor, has paddled, sailed and traversed their lengths, learned their stories and secrets, and the tales of centuries lived on their rapids and riverbanks. He raises lost tales, like that of the Great Tax Revolt of the Gatineau River, and reconsiders histories like that of the Irish would-be settlers who died on Grosse Ile and the incredible resilience of settlers in the Red River Valley. Along the Grand, the Ottawa and others, he meets the successful conservationists behind the resuscitation of polluted wetlands, including Toronto's Don, the most abused river in Canada. In the Mackenzie River Valley he witnesses the Dehcho First Nation's effort to block a pipeline they worry endangers the region's lifeblood. Long before our national railroad was built, rivers held Canada together; in these sixteen portraits, filled with yesterday's adventures and tomorrow's promise, MacGregor weaves together a story of Canada and its ongoing relationship with its most precious resource.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House of Canada
ISBN-10
030736139x
ISBN-13
9780307361394
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038289708
Product Key Features
Book Title
Original Highways : Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Canada / General, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, North America
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Nature, Travel, History
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F1017.M22 2018
Reviews
Finalist for the 2018 Ottawa Book Award for English Non-Fiction "Well known for his books and articles on sports, Roy MacGregor has done Canadians a tremendous favour by showing not only how our rivers can provide tranquility and diversion but also how important it is that we protect and nourish our river system, an asset we must cherish." -- Winnipeg Free Press "On your next [paddling] trip, may I suggest you bring Original Highways along. It would make great campfire reading." -- The Sun Times "MacGregor expands on his acclaimed Globe and Mail series on Canada's rivers, bringing these historic waterways, and the stories of those whose existence is inextricably linked to them, to remarkably vivid life." -- Canadian Geographic "When I see a book about Canada or individual Canadians with Roy MacGregor's name on it, I feel compelled to pick it up. . . . Mr. MacGregor writes lyrically and convincingly, opening to us Canadian experiences that have lain buried. A joy to read." -- The Millstone Praise for Canoe Country : "[MacGregor] has his creative fingers on the pulse of our national imagination like few others. . . . A compelling storyteller who, like Pierre Berton before him, transforms historical research into high drama, elevating ordinary people who do extraordinary things into admirable folk heroes. I couldn't put Canoe Country down." -- Waterloo Region Record "Canoe Country is a rollicking good read--engaging, thought-provoking and, at times, startling." -- The Globe and Mail, Praise for Canoe Country : "[MacGregor] has his creative fingers on the pulse of our national imagination like few others.... A compelling storyteller who, like Pierre Berton before him, transforms historical research into high drama, elevating ordinary people who do extraordinary things into admirable folk heroes. I couldn't put Canoe Country down." -- Waterloo Region Record " Canoe Country is a rollicking good read--engaging, thought-provoking and, at times, startling." -- The Globe and Mail
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-396360
Dewey Decimal
333.91/620971
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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