GUIDES OF THE NORTH WOODS: HUNTING AND FISHING TALES FROM NOVA SCOTIA 1860-1960

Parker, Mike

ISBN 10: 0921054378 / ISBN 13: 9780921054375

Published by Nimbus Pub Ltd, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, 1990

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GUIDES OF THE NORTH WOODS: HUNTING AND FISHING TALES FROM NOVA SCOTIA 1860-1960 BY MIKE PARKER, FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHED BY NIMBUS PUBLISHING 1990. Softcover book with 240 pages. This lovely book is in really nice, clean, good condition, and as its a used book, normal wear, marks, and tear apply consistent with use and age. hardly read or use. Please note for overseas buyers, postage/shipping will increase from listed postage/shipping price depending on final destination. This truly remarkable book resurrects how native and white men shared the call of the wilderness, travelling miles on foot or by canoe, hunting moose and deer or fishing trout and salmon. Through interviews with the last of the old-time guides, the author Mike Parker has preserved the traditions of guiding, as well as the hilarious and hair-raising stories. In their own words, the guides recall their experiences, the events, the people and the camps. They testify to the changes that have depleted the wilderness of game, the rivers of fish, and they celebrate with pride athletic prowess of Nova Scotia guides at Sportsmen's meets and shows.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GUIDES OF THE NORTH WOODS: HUNTING AND FISHING TALES FROM NOVA SCOTIA 1860-1960
• Publisher: Nimbus Pub Ltd, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0921054378
• ISBN 13: 9780921054375
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 18.5W x 25.5H x 1.6D centimeters 18.5 centimeters width by 25.5 centimeters height by 1.6 centimeters depth
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

Book by Parker, Mike

About the Author

Cindy Day grew up on a dairy farm in Bainsville, Ontario, surrounded by nature and influenced by wise parents and a grandmother with a keen sense for forecasting the weather. She has been a meteorologist for over twenty-five years, most recently on television with CTV Atlantic. She lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.