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Life on a farm at the edge of the wilderness was filled with hard work and danger, but there was also laughter, adventure, and the love of family and friends. In The Edge of the Wilderness, Lee Updike tells of growing up in northern Saskatchewan in the 1930s and 1940s. From the heartwarming story of his beloved dog, Shorty, to the tale of a terrifying forest fire, Updike chronicles life in the north with insight and gentle humour.
Amidst stories of boyish hijinx and outdoor adventures, The Edge of the Wilderness tells of Updike's coming of age during a time of hardship, as he assumes responsibilities beyond his years and eventually embarks on a boxing career that will take him far from home and family. Updike's memoirs of his boyhood are an evocative picture of a way of life that will bring back memories for anyone who grew up there, and make the North come alive for those who didn't.
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Lee Updike was born in White Fox in rural northern Saskatchewan in 1932. As a youth he worked the family farm, ran a trapline, and worked in sawmills and in the bush. Updike started boxing as a teenager and pursued a boxing career until his early twenties. Thereafter, he worked in manufacturing and sales while upgrading his education, particularly in commercial art.
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- PublisherFifth House Publishers
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 189485635X
- ISBN 13 9781894856355
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. B/W Photographs and Drawings (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Growing Up in the North '. The author was born to homesteading parents in 1932. The family home was in rural northern Sasktchewan. Moose, and wolves and muskrats were the principal neighbours. The 23anecdotal stories vary from first dog to shooting grouse with a twenty two. The author has illustrated his own stories with graphite drawings and a few b/w photographs. Learn more about : Uncle Jake, a troublesome rooster, training a fighter, and Roddy McKay. 146 pages with a list of Fifth House booklist at back. Cond: Paper wrapper is dark brown with goldy-yellow lettering. Front cover illustration is of Uncle Jake relating to his team of horses. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean. P/O name on title page else w/o flaw. No tears. Almost giftable. Quote (p. 63) : " In the late 1930s, Dad was heavily involved in the establishment and construction of the first school in the district - Grey Fox School. It was located about a mile and three quarters north of the village of Love. Sadly for both ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 007104
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; Lee Updike grew up in northern Saskatchewan in the 1930s and 1940s on a farm at the edge of the wilderness. The stories of his childhood in this remote place are filled with a message of self-sufficiency and independence, set against a greater backdrop of faith, hope and promise. Seller Inventory # 003364
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