Tide Rips and Back Eddies: Bill Proctor's Tales of Blackfish Sound

PROCTOR, Bill; MAXIMCHUK, Yvonne

ISBN 10: 1550177257 / ISBN 13: 9781550177251

Published by Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, B.C., 2023

About this Item

Collection of stories, memories and local knowledge of the central B. C. Coast region around Blackfish Sound - in the Broughton Archipelago between northern Vancouver Island and the mainland coast. 256pp, illustrated. This copy in As New condition - appearing unused. May ship via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within Canada, or via the USPS Media Mail in the USA, in card sleeve. From US$5.00 to US$9.50 depending on exact end-weight etc. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find postage considerably more. Tracking with all shipments to the USA. Image available if required. Overseas orders, Postage, at cost, determined by final weight and destination.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tide Rips and Back Eddies: Bill Proctor's Tales of Blackfish Sound
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, B.C.
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550177257
• ISBN 13: 9781550177251
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 345 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • British Columbia

About this title

Synopsis

Billy Proctor, resident legend of Echo Bay, BC, recounts almost a century's worth of experience with this collection of stories, memories and local knowledge of the central BC coast region around Blackfish Sound. Situated in the beautiful Broughton Archipelago between northern Vancouver Island and the mainland coast, this region boasts a history and culture as engaging as its stunning locale--and nobody tells its story quite like Proctor.

A lifelong fisherman, trapper, logger and, in later life, author, Proctor learned from both the indigenous Kwakwaka'wakw people and the settlers who came to live in Blackfish Sound. Along with his entertaining tales of the surrounding communities, Proctor also discusses the ingenious technology necessary to both fishing and everyday survival. Covering the natural and domestic history of the area and everything in between--from recollections of old-time fishermen to Billy's own stories of sasquatches and other strange things--Tide Rips and Back Eddies is a riveting and deeply moving account of a long and uniquely coastal life.

Writing collaborator Yvonne Maximchuk's drawings illustrate Proctor's personal anecdotes as well as carefully detail an eclectic array of interesting items collected by Proctor throughout his lifetime for his personal museum. Tide Rips and Back Eddies is not only a historical archive of immeasurable significance, it is a fascinating read for those interested in the Blackfish Sound region as well as an honest and whimsical look into the life and lessons learned by a local legend.

About the Authors

Bill Proctor is a fisher, trapper, logger and author who has lived on the Central Coast for eighty years. He lives in Echo Bay, BC.

Yvonne Maximchuk is a lifelong working artist, illustrator and author. She is the co-author of Full Moon, Flood Tide and Tide Rips and Back Eddies with Bill Proctor (Harbour Publishing, 2003, 2015) and the author of Drawn to Sea (Caitlin Press, 2013). She lives with her husband, Albert, in Echo Bay, BC.