Beyond Forget: Rediscovering the Prairies.

Mark Abley.

ISBN 10: 0871567059 / ISBN 13: 9780871567055

Published by Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, 1987

About this Item

First Edition USA (1987), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of light use: shows some shelving wear to the lower extremities; the head of the back strip shows the slightest crimp; the text pages have tanned considerably, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Clean, attractive and intact. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.25 inches). viii, 260 pages. Index. Cartographic endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 22.4 ounces. Hardback with DJ. First Edition USA (1987), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.

Seller Inventory # 54201

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Forget: Rediscovering the Prairies.
• Publisher: Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871567059
• ISBN 13: 9780871567055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana: Western

About this title

Synopsis

The author returns to his roots in the Canadian prairies and offers humorous anecdotes of people and places he visited and vivid observations of the landscape and wildlife of the area

Reviews

Montreal freelance writer Abley grew up in the Canadian West and here describes a journey he took in 1985 through the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Most interesting are his accounts of the various colonies of immigrants who put down roots in this area, ranging from national groups like Icelanders to religious sects like Mennonites and Hutterites, to blacks seeking freedom they could not find in the U.S. He also discusses Indians, treated as badly in Canada as in this country, and the countryside itself, from the frozen frontier of Churchill, on Hudson Bay, to the West Edmonton Mall, a monument to consumerism and bad taste. Excellently written and intriguing to read.
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