The Salmon People

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pp.256, “The Salmon People is a masterful history of Canada’s west coast. From the first people’s tales of salmon to BC’s first cannery, to overfishing and the environmental concerns that still exist today, this comprehensive early history is a must-read for anyone interested in how BC’s fishing industry reached where it is today. Told from the strong and witty voice of Hugh Wilford McKervill, who once fished alongside the First Nations peoples of Bella Bella, The Salmon People is both an historically accurate account of the fishing industry and a salty buoyant memoir.

In the author’s own words, “so long as there fish surging from the sea there will be salmon people willing to brave the torments of nature to catch them, and the salmon will probably come forever . . . if man does not destroy them.””

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Book Information

ISBN13 9781770502086
Number of pages 256
Original Title The Salmon People
Published Date 2015
Book Condition very good
Jacket Condition no dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Vancouver
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pp.256, “The Salmon People is a masterful history of Canada’s west coast. From the first people’s tales of salmon to BC’s first cannery, to overfishing and the environmental concerns that still exist today, this comprehensive early history is a must-read for anyone interested in how BC’s fishing industry reached where it is today. Told from the strong and witty voice of Hugh Wilford McKervill, who once fished alongside the First Nations peoples of Bella Bella, The Salmon People is both an historically accurate account of the fishing industry and a salty buoyant memoir.

In the author’s own words, “so long as there fish surging from the sea there will be salmon people willing to brave the torments of nature to catch them, and the salmon will probably come forever . . . if man does not destroy them.””

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Weight 1 kg