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David R. Boyd
Northern Wild [PDF ebook]
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This provocative and illuminating collection of essays presents the most exciting contemporary voices in Canadian nature writing, including some of Canadas best-known and most distinguished nature writers as well as the most promising new talents. From British Columbia’s ancient rain forests to the Miramichi River in New Brunswick to the vast expanses of the North, the relationship between people and wild places is explored with passion, wisdom, humour, reverence and a naturalist’s eye for detail.Co-published with the David Suzuki Foundation.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 288 ● ISBN 9781926706320 ● Utgivare Greystone Books ● Publicerad 2009 ● Nedladdningsbara 3 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5770282 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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