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Nature Environmental Conservation & Protection

Sea of Slaughter

by (author) Farley Mowat

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Initial publish date
Oct 2012
Category
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Personal Memoirs, Oceans & Seas
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771000475
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $21.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781998444120
    Publish Date
    Jun 2024
    List Price
    $56.95

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The northeastern seaboard of Canada and the United States, extending from Labrador to Cape Cod, was the first region of North America to suffer from human exploitation. Farley Mowat informs extensive historical and biological research with his direct experience living in and observing this region. When it was first published more than 20 years ago, Sea of Slaughter served as a catalyst for environment reform, raising awareness of the decline and destruction of marine and coastal species. Today, it remains a prescient environmental classic, serving, now as ever, as a haunting reminder of the impact of human interest on the natural world.

About the author

Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1921. He began writing upon his return from serving in World War II, and has since written 44 books. He spent much of his youth in Saskatoon, and has lived in Ontario, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, while travelling frequently to Canada's far north. Throughout, Mowat has remained a determined environmentalist, despairing at the ceaseless work of human cruelty. Yet his ability to capture the tragic comedy of human life on earth has made him a national treasure in Canada, and a beloved storyteller to readers around the world. His internationally celebrated books include People of the Deer, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Sea of Slaughter, and The Boat Who Wouldn't Float.

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