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Welcome home : travels in smalltown Canada / Stuart McLean.
Across thousands of miles, the Canadian population clusters like loosely strung beads on the thread of the 49th parallel. This is truly Canada - a vast stretch of land and a bounty of small towns. " Welcome Home" takes us on a heartwarming journey from one coast to the other to visit these small vibrant places and meet their remarkable citizens.
Across thousands of miles, the Canadian population clusters like loosely strung beads on the thread of the 49th parallel. This is truly Canada—a vast stretch of land and a bounty of small towns. In Welcome Home, Stuart McLean takes us on a heartwarming journey from one coast to the other to visit these small yet vibrant places and meet their remarkable citizens. We visit Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, an old-fashioned "cow town"; Dresden, Ontario, once a destination for escaped slaves using the Underground Railroad; St-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec, where the world's strongest man is buried; and Foxwarren, Manitoba, a quintessential hockey town. We wander along Main Street in Sackville, New Brunswick; explore Nakusp, B.C., which may have been the home of an illegitimate child of royalty; and watch the icebergs float by in Ferryland, Newfoundland. Each town Stuart visits tells us a little about Canada's rich and often forgotten history and a lot about who Canadians are today. With a storyteller's eye for detail and an effervescent sense of humour, Stuart McLean introduces us to seven truly wonderful places and dozens of extraordinary people.
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- ISBN: 9780670840694
- ISBN: 9780140157291
- ISBN: 0670840696
- ISBN: 0140157298
- Physical Description: xvii, 463 p. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Viking, 1992.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | McLean, Stuart, 1948- > Travel > Canada. Country life > Canada. Small Town > Canada. Canada > Description and travel. |
| Topic Heading: | CANADA - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL - 1981- |
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| Nakusp Public Library | 917.1 MCL (Text) | 35160000531393 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Boissevain-Morton Library | 917.104647/McLean (Text) | 36266000126156 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Bren Del Win Centennial Library | 917.1 MacL (Text) | 36320000230078 | Adult nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fernie Heritage Library | 917.104647 MCL (Text) | 35136000178047 | Adult Non Fic | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort Nelson Public Library | FIC MCL (Text) | BFN009234 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fraser Lake Public Library | 917.104 MCL (Text) | 35195000155835 | Upper Floor - Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Glenwood and Souris Regional Library | 917.10 MCL (Text) | 36764000078781 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | 917.104 McLea (Text) | T 0007535 | Adult Non-Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kaslo and District Public Library | 917.104 MCL (Text) | 35134000276523 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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