On The Road To Abandoned Manitoba
Taking the scenic route through historic places
- Publisher
- Great Plains Publications
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2023
- Category
- General, Social History, History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781773371078
- Publish Date
- Nov 2023
- List Price
- $35
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Description
A top-ten 2023 Bestseller!
In this book, scientist-historian Gordon Goldsborough hits the road in search of adventure and little-known stories from Manitoba's past. Among the places he visits are underground radiation monitoring posts from the Cold War, a remote hydroelectric generating station, cruise ships on the Red River, and the original route of the Trans-Canada Highway.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Gordon Goldsborough is an active member of the Manitoba Historical Society. He has written four books on Manitoba history including the national bestsellers Abandoned Manitoba and More Abandoned Manitoba, the latter receiving the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award in 2019. He has a weekly series on Manitoba history on CBC Radio 1, a weekly column on Manitoba history in the Manitoba Cooperator newspaper, and is secretary to the Board for the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. In recognition of his historical and scientific work, he was inducted into the Order of Manitoba in 2021.
