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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
A Canadian Adventure by Rail
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LA2072. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
for $70, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND223) |
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Trans-Canada Rail Guide
Melissa Graham
GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
256 PAGES
A compact, kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the 4,000-mile rail journey across North America from Halifax to Vancouver (including spur lines to Churchill and Prince Rubert). With 30 maps of cities and town en route, brief descriptions of major attractions and much information on the railroad itself. 4th edition.
(CND04, $22.95) |
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A Traveller's History of Canada
Robert Bothwell
HISTORY
2010
PAPER
220 PAGES
An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers.
(CND82, $14.95) |
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Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies
Sid Marty
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2008
PAPER
316 PAGES
A native Albertan and park warden in the Canadian Rockies, Marty relates colorful anecdotes from friends, colleagues and his own youth in this collection of tales, which includes A Horse Named Candy.
(CND186, $19.95) |
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Alberta Wildlife
James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE
2005
PLASTIC CARD
A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered wildlife in Alberta.
(CND279, $5.95) |
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Canada Map
ITMB
2010
MAP
A folded, color map of all Canada at a scale of 1:6,00,000, this one-sided sheet shows physical relief, transportation routes, cities and towns from Iceland and Greenland west across Canada to Alaska and the Bering Sea. One in the National Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series. Two Sides. 28x40 inches.
(CND15, $9.95) |
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Also Recommended
Banff & Jasper National Parks Map
Gem Trek Maps
An excellent regional overview at a bird's eye scale of 1:400,000.
(CND36, $5.95) |
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Insight City Guide Vancouver
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A handsomely illustrated guide to the history, culture and attractions of Vancouver.
(CND123, $16.95) |
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Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies
Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK
This comprehensive guide by Banff-based Hempstead covers where to go and what to do from Jasper to Waterton with authority.
(CND231, $17.95) |
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Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People
Roy MacGregor
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
COMING IN
A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people.
(CND320, $18.00) |
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How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One
Ian Ferguson
Will Ferguson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character.
(CND208, $18.95) |
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The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885
Pierre Berton
HISTORY
Part two of Berton's classic account.
(CND179, $24.95) |
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The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881
Pierre Berton
HISTORY
Part one of the great Berton's exhilarating account of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad, from idea to the start of construction.
(CND178, $24.95) |
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The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia
Jean Barman
HISTORY
A fascinating history of the Canadian province from the 18th century to the mid-1990s. The author weaves portraits of major personalities and events into a readable overview of the cultural and social influences that have shaped the region.
(CND116, $43.95) |
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Why I Hate Canadians
Will Ferguson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
The tenth anniversary edition of Ferguson's wickedly astute cultural salvo, the collection of humorous essays that launched his career. As you might guess, the title is tongue-in-cheek.
(CND154, $15.95) |
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The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
LITERATURE
Winner of the Booker Prize in 2000, this hauntingly beautiful novel interweaves two disparate strands: one, a murder mystery set in Toronto at the close of WWII; the other, the text of the murdered woman's science fiction novel, which may hold a clue to her death.
(CND139, $15.00) |
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The Deptford Trilogy
Robertson Davies
LITERATURE
An omnibus edition of Fifth Business (1970), The Manticore (1972) and World of Wonders (1975). Noteworthy for their faultless prose, memorable characters and trenchant humor, these novels follow the fate of three youths in Ontario.
(CND223, $22.00) |
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The Raven Steals the Light
Robert Bringhurst
Bill Reid
Claude Levi-Strauss
LITERATURE
FAMILY
A classic collection of 10 Haida myths and legends with accompanying black and white etchings by Vancouver artist Bill Reid. These stories capture the storytelling traditions of the Haida.
(PNW53, $16.95) |
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The Canadian Landscape
J.A. Kraulis
NATURAL HISTORY
A portfolio of 150 striking color photographs from Atlantic Canada to Vancouver, with accompanying text in English and French.
(CND220, $24.95) |
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The Rockies, A Natural History
Richard Cannings
NATURAL HISTORY
This engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies is geared for naturalist-travelers and includes hundreds of color photographs.
(RKY82, $29.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Jon Dunn
FIELD GUIDE
From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding.
(FG09, $27.95) |
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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
John J. Craighead
FIELD GUIDE
A Peterson guide to 590 species of wildflowers, with both line drawings and a section of color photographs. Focusing on family and genus, the book includes the most conspicuous and commonly encountered flowers.
(USW41, $21.00) |
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Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains
James Halfpenny
Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE
An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description.
(USW118, $9.95) |
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