Miramichi Dictionary
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2015
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771083843
- Publish Date
- Nov 2015
- List Price
- $10.95
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Description
A one-of-a-kind interpretive guide to the distinct dialect spoken in New Brunswick's Miramichi region. Startin' off with the "Ah, geez" of the letter A, "zacktly" all the way to the letter Z.
About the authors
A retired English Department-head and a sports/outdoors journalist, Doug Underhill writes a weekly online fishing column. He's been inducted into the Atlantic Salmon Hall of Fame and Miramichi Sports Wall of Fame. He appeared on a stage/radio performance of CBC's Arthur Black and in a documentary film Great Canadian Rivers. He lives writes in Miramichi, New Brunswick. His book Salmon Country was short-listed for the Best Atlantic Published Book Award in 2012.
Herb Curtis (b. 1949) has lived all his life in New Brunswick; he moves between Fredericton and the Miramichi, where he guides visiting salmon fishermen. His masterpiece, The Brennan Siding Trilogy (Goose Lane, 1997), is a compilation of his first three novels, The Americans Are Coming (1989, 1999), The Last Tasmanian (1991, 2001) and The Lone Angler (1993). A different version of "The Party" appears in The Last Tasmanian.
