Restigouche - The Long Run of the Wild River
$32.00 USD • Used
Original photographic cover trade paperback with colour photo of the river on the front, and black and dark green lettering. This book is described as a "love story about a wild river" by the auth...
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Original photographic cover trade paperback with colour photo of the river on the front, and black and dark green lettering. This book is described as a "love story about a wild river" by the author's fellow New Brunswicker, Freeman Patterson. From the foreword by Roy MacGregor, " 'Restigouche' is canoe tripping with the best company imaginable." 271 pp.
From Publisher:
Winner, New Brunswick Book Award (Non-Fiction)
Longlisted, Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Awards (Non-Fiction)
A CBC New Brunswick Book List Selection
An Atlantic Books Today Must-Have New Brunswick Books of 2020 Selection
The Restigouche River flows through the remote border region between the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, its magically transparent waters, soaring forest hillsides, and population of Atlantic salmon creating one of the most storied wild spaces on the continent. In Restigouche, writer Philip Lee follows ancient portage routes into the headwaters of the river, travelling by canoe to explore the extraordinary history of the river and the people of the valley. They include the Mi'gmaq, who have lived in the Restigouche valley for thousands of years; the descendants of French Acadian, Irish, and Scottish settlers; and some of the wealthiest people in the world who for more than a century have used the river as an exclusive wilderness retreat.
The people of the Restigouche have long been both divided and united by a remarkable river that each day continues to assert itself, despite local and global industrial forces that now threaten its natural systems and the survival of the salmon. In the deep pools and rushing waters of the Restigouche, in this place apart in a rapidly changing natural world, Lee finds a story of hope about how to safeguard wild spaces and why doing so is the most urgent question of our time.
Product Info
ISBN: 1773100882
ISBN-13: 9781773100883
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Year: 2020
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
First Edition
Signed
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