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Leaning on the Wind: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook

Leaning on the Wind: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook


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About the Book

Created by the crashing together of tectonic plates, worn down by the passage of ice and time and shaped by hot, dry chinook winds, the foothills of the Rocky Mountains are a special place. In composing his ode to the land he loves, best-selling author and mountain man Sid Marty skilfully weaves together First Nations legends with the harrowing tales of miners, early homesteaders and his own family's experiences living in an old ranch headquarters. The result is a passionate and vivid book: dense with information, lyrical in its appreciation of the land and the people who have inhabited it, but also cut by icy irony and sardonic wit. As evocative today as when it was first published in 1995, this new edition of the best-selling western classic may just be one of the best books ever written about Alberta for the way Marty captures the unique character of the land that lies between the mountains and the prairies.

About the Author :
Sid Marty is a former park warden who has been a full-time freelance writer and singer/ songwriter for 30 years. He is a frequent contributor to Canadian Geographic, and has also written for radio and television. His books about life in the mountains and the Canadian prairies have been consistent bestsellers. He lives near Pincher Creek, Alberta, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.

Review :
"[F]ine writing and absorbing narrative" --Maggie Siggins, the Globe and Mail-- (01/09/1995) "Surely one of the best books about Alberta ever written." --Kevin Connolly, Equinox magazine-- (01/09/1995) "These essays are so vital, so vibrant, so full of life, you just want to jump up and down for joy. --Edmonton Journal-- (01/11/1995) Marty's thorough research and eloquent storytelling, coupled with his personal connections to this land and most certainly his strong opinions, make the history and culture of southern Alberta, especially the nuances of the pioneer and ranching set, come alive . . . Through it all, Marty reminds us [that] the land of the chinook is a remarkable place, as unique and powerful as the great deserts of the American Southwest, the jungles of the Amazon Basin or the plains of Africa. --Rocky Mountain Outlook


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781894974622
  • Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
  • Height: 140 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 460 gr
  • ISBN-10: 189497462X
  • Publisher Date: 20 Oct 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook
  • Width: 215 mm


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