Screen LibraryLakeland：journeys into the soul of Canada
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D & M Publishers Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Vancouver |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 255 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781553653080 (bound) 1553653084 (bound) |
| Index Number: | K971 |
| CLC: | K971.19 |
| Call Number: | K971.19/C338 |
| Contents: |
"David Suzuki Foundation". "Greystone Books". Includes bibliographical references. Only in Canada -- The home place -- The grey wizard -- The citizen ship of science -- Almost the sea -- Finding Lakeland -- The Ice Road -- Eat the peach -- Riding in boats with women -- The Walleye Factory -- La Grande Traversée -- Into the lake-lap of the mountain -- Epilogue. "Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination. Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, award-winning journalist Allan Casey systematically explores how the country's history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Lakeland describes a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aboriginal fishery managers, fruit growers, boat captains, cottagers, and scientists. Together they form an evocative portrait of these beloved bodies of water and what they mean, from sapphire tarn |