Down the Road
Journeys through Small-Town British Columbia
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2019
- Category
- Western Provinces
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552854648
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $18.95
-
Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770503243
- Publish Date
- Sep 2019
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
Traveling the roads and highways through the islands, mountains, and plateaus of British Columbia, Rosemary Neering talks to a fascinating cross-section of people in the small towns she visits. In coffee shops, post offices, and living rooms, she gathers their stories with the inquisitive ear of the traveller…[setting them] down with a storyteller's wisdom. When Rosemary Neering talks to former urbanites used to having the world at their door, they feel that life is more complete in places where people don't lock their doors at night, and where everyone knows your life better than you do. But in many resource-based communities where the fisheries, forests and mines are increasingly controlled by large corporations, there is resentment towards urban approaches to rural problems. As she travels, a compelling portrait is formed of a world often hidden to city dwellers.
A few of the places portrayed are Merritt, Campbell River, Vanderhoof, Nelson, Kaslo, Nakusp, Prince George, and Quesnel.
About the author
Rosemary Neering is a Victoria-based writer, editor, and photographer. She has published numerous articles in noted periodicals such as British Columbia Magazine, Canada's History Magazine, and Western Living. Rosemary also has over 40 book-length publications to her name, including A Traveller's Guide to Historic British Columbia and Down the Road. Her most recent publications include The Pig War: The Last Canada-US Border Conflict and British Columbia Bizarre: A Compendium of Facts, Stories, Whimsies and a Few Outright Lies from Canada's Wacky West Coast. When Rosemary isn`t travelling throughout BC looking for new stories, she enjoys time at home with her partner, Joe, and her cat.
Editorial Reviews
"An exceptionally well written and thoroughly reader engaging travelogue from beginning to end. . . An extraordinary, unique, compelling, thoughtful & thought-provoking read from first page to last — making it an unreservedly recommended addition."
— Midwest Book Review
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For Glory, God and Gain
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Tales of Contraband and Crooks
British Columbia Bizarre
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Wild West Women
Travellers, Adventurers and Rebels
The Canadian Housewife
An Affectionate History
The Pig War
The Last Canada–US Border Conflict
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