Stephen Hume

Gebundenes Buch

Simon Fraser: In Search of Modern British Columbia

Beschreibung

A book of diligent research on one of British Columbia's great explorers told by an author with a profound knowledge of BC.

Autor

Stephen Hume was raised in fishing, farming and logging communities across Alberta and BC and studied at the University of Victoria. A journalist for over 35 years, Hume was editor-in-chief at the Edmonton Journal before moving to BC to become columnist and feature writer for the Vancouver Sun. He has won more than a dozen awards for his poetry, essays and journalism, including the Writers Guild of Alberta Literary Award, the Southam President's Award and the Marjorie Nichols Memorial Award. Stephen became the first Canadian to win the Dolly Connelly prize for environmental writing. His other books include Raincoast Chronicles 20: Lilies and Fireweed, Bush Telegraph and Off the Map, which was shortlisted for a Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Book Prize. He currently teaches professional writing at the University of Victoria.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 185mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1207g
• ISBN-13: 9781550174342
• ISBN-10: 1550174347
• Artikelnr.: 23585074