Adventure Guide to New Brunswick & Prince Island
• Barbara Radcliffe Rogers
• Stillman Rogers
GUIDEBOOK •
2001 •
PAPER
• 360 PAGES
A practical guide to outdoor activities and travel in New Brunswick and PEI, featuring maps and hundreds of listings of attractions.
(CND187, $16.95) |
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Atlantic Canada, A Region in the Making
• Margaret Conrad
• James Hiller
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 264 PAGES
A wide-ranging, illustrated history of the Atlantic provinces written by two Canadian academics.
(CND180, $35.00) |
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Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw
• Will Ferguson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
• COMING IN
In these loosely connected travel essays, Ferguson (Why I Hate Canadians) writes of odd, amusing and characteristic touchstones of Canadian history from the west coast, across the prairies to Churchill and its famous polar bears and onto Viking ruins at L'Anse aux Meadows. In the opening chapters he skewers Victoria and its British pretensions, life in the remote north of Alberta, and the titular town of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he reluctantly visits a health spa.
(CND236, $18.95) |
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven.
(BRD29, $15.00) |
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Birds in Fall
• Brad Kessler
LITERATURE •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES
One fall night, an innkeeper on a remote island in Nova Scotia watches an airplane plummet to the sea. As the search for survivors envelops the island, the mourning families gather at the inn, waiting for news of those they have lost.
(CND248, $15.00) |
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 1072 PAGES
A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association.
(NAM21, $19.95) |
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Canada: A People's History, Volume 1
• Don Gillmor
• Pierre Turgeon
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective, soliciting expert accounts of seminal events. This, the first of two volumes, covers from early exploration to the dawn of the industrial age in the late 19th century. Volume 2 is also available (CND161).
(CND160, $23.95) |
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Canada: A People's History, Volume 2
• Don Gillmor
• Pierre Turgeon
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective, soliciting expert accounts of seminal events. This, the second of two volumes, covers from the late 19th century to today. Volume 1 is also available (CND160).
(CND161, $23.95) |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park
• Clarence Barrett
GUIDEBOOK •
2003 •
PAPER
A natural history and visitor's guide by author and photographer Clarence Barrett.
(CND211, $16.95) |
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Cape Breton Road
• D.R. MacDonald
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
In this first novel from an award-winning short story writer, a young car thief from Boston is sent to live with his uncle on Cape Breton Island in hopes it will curb his criminal behavior.
(CND192, $21.95) |
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Evangeline
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia by the English. The story follows the Acadians' journey from Grand Pre to Louisiana, and Evangeline's search for Gabriel down the Mississippi. The heroine Evangeline has remained an icon of Acadian identity throughout North America ever since the poem's publication in 1847.
(CND46, $7.99) |
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Exploring Nova Scotia
• Alison Scott
• Dale Dunlop
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 312 PAGES
The revised and updated fifth edition of this popular guide features unique information on attractions, leisure activities, over 400 hidden adventures and accommodations and dining in the province.
(CND247, $16.95) |
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Field Notes from the Northern Forest
• Curt Stager
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 329 PAGES
Combining the latest in scientific literature with his own observations, Sager offers 20 natural science essays exploring the lives of the animals, plants and fungi commonly encountered in the forests of eastern North America.
(USE03, $19.95) |
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Fodor's Montreal's 25 Best
• Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide to Montreal, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing -- all in a slipcover.
(CND41, $11.99) |
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Frommer's Newfoundland & Labrador
• Frommer's
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 239 PAGES
A compact guide in the popular series with plenty of practical information on where to go and stay. The author, a proud Newfoundler, lives in Petty Harbour.
(NFL22, $16.99) |
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How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One
• Ian Ferguson
• Will Ferguson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2008 •
PAPER
• 275 PAGES
A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. It's a guidebook for newcomers to Canada. The Fergusons have a good time poking fun at their compatriots, while at the same time providing insights into the cultural landscape. Will Ferguson is the author of Why I Hate Canadians.
(CND208, $18.95) |
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Hungry Ocean, A Swordboat Captain's Journey
• Linda Greenlaw
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
An account of a 30-day swordfishing trip from Gloucester to the Grand Banks by a veteran fishing boat captain. A formidable skipper (and woman at that), Greenlaw details all the excitement, boredom, weather, and characters on a first-class fishing operation off the coast of Newfoundland.
(NFL17, $14.00) |
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Identities in North America, The Search for Community
• Robert Earle
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1995 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Mexican, Canadian -- or "American"? Contributors to this academic conference ponder what it all means. David Crombie (the former mayor of Toronto) writes on Canadian cities, Mark Pachter takes on American identity, and several politicians debate the Quebec question. It is a stimulating, wonderfully uneven book.
(CND14, $26.95) |
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973.
(BRD27, $14.95) |
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Kit's Law
• Donna Morrissey
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
A coming-of-age story steeped in the flavor of 1950s Newfoundland. The tale is told through the eyes of Kit, the feisty 14-year-old protagonist who must watch over herself and her mentally retarded mother after the death of her grandmother.
(NFL14, $17.95) |
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The Last of the Celts
• Marcus Tanner
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 398 PAGES
Welsh journalist Tanner mixes anecdote, interview and research in this lively account of encounters with far-flung Celts from Scotland, Wales and Belfast to Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Trelew.
(GBR527, $25.00) |
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The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885
• Pierre Berton
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 496 PAGES
Part two in Berton's exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. Berton, arguably the country's greatest historian, focuses on personalities and politics, drawing from a multitude of historical documents. The first volume is "The National Dream" (CND178).
(CND179, $16.95) |
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Latitudes of Melt
• Joan Clark
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 295 PAGES
Magical realism goes north in this novel that begins with a baby's miraculous journey across the North Atlantic upon a piece of ice after the sinking of the Titanic. It follows three generations of woman living in coastal Newfoundland.
(NFL15, $14.00) |
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Lives and Landscapes, A Photographic Memoir of Outport Newfoundland and Labrador, 1949-1963
• Elmer Harp
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
A warmly anecdotal, illustrated journal of ethnographic travels in Newfoundland. The book is a captivating snapshot of the Strait of Belle Isles of decades past, featuring 200 marvelous color illustrations of the people, landscapes and activities of these remote outposts. Harp, now professor emeritus of Anthropology at Dartmouth, first traveled the region as a Ph.D. student in the 1940s.
(NFL21, $60.00) |
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Lonely Planet Canada
• Mark Lightbody
• Thomas Huhti
• Ryan Ver Berkmoes
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 902 PAGES
With information on all the provinces, including Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, it is perfect for travelers visiting multiple Canadian destinations, or some of the less traveled regions. It contains 100 maps and a great deal of practical information on accommodations, outdoor adventuring and cultural attractions.
(CND54, $26.99) |
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The Maine Reader, The Down East Experience, 1614 to Present
• Charles Shain
LITERATURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 524 PAGES
An excellent anthology covering the gamut of the state's culture and history, from early European explorers to the 20th century works of Carolyn Chute, Rachel Carson and John McPhee. Selections from Longfellow, Thoreau, Millay and Jewett appear alongside some rare gems, such as an excerpt from the journal of one of Benedict Arnold's foot soldiers.
(USE57, $20.95) |
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 248 PAGES
A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings.
(NAM11, $19.95) |
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Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions
• Adrian Forsyth
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America from polar bears to bison, mountain lions and the black squirrel. Forsyth ("Tropical Nature"), includes not only up-to-date information on taxonomy and distribution but also discusses the behavior and ecology of each species. With range maps and hundreds of color photogrpahs.
(NAM02, $29.95) |
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The Many Landfalls of John Cabot
• Peter E. Pope
EXPLORATION •
1997 •
PAPER
A scholarly analysis of Cabot's journey and the debate over his much-disputed landfall in North America. With period maps, engravings, and stamps.
(NFL18, $23.95) |
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Guide to the Offshore Wildlife of the Northern Atlantic
• Michael H. Tove
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
An oversize field guide to the seabirds, ocean mammals and turtles found off Atlantic shores north of the Tropic of Cancer featuring 39 excellent color plates and extensive descriptive information. With a helpful checklist and charts giving the seasonal abundance of each species at 18 key locations throughout the Atlantic.
(ATL11, $24.95) |
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Mercy Among the Children
• David Richards
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
Set in rural New Brunswick, this family saga tells of one man's stoicism despite overwhelming misfortune. Winner of Canada's Giller Prize.
(CND193, $24.95) |
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Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War
• Francis Parkman
• Caleb Carr
• John Keegan
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 640 PAGES
This volume, a reprint of the original 1884 edition by the great Francis Parkman, is an extensively researched account of the French and Indian War and of the great generals Montcalm and Wolfe.
(CND16, $24.95) |
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Moose
• Valerius Geist
• Michael H. Francis
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
A natural history of the moose, by one of the leading authorities, Valerius Geist. Their migration, social interactions and mating rituals are all covered, along with issues concerning their natural habitats and conservation. The informative text is complemented by wonderful color photographs.
(BST56, $21.95) |
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The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881
• Pierre Berton
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 456 PAGES
An exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. Berton, arguably the country's greatest historian, focuses on personalities and politics, drawing from a multitude of historical documents. The first of two parts, this book follows the railway from idea to the beginning of construction. Part two, "The Last Spike" (CND179), is also available.
(CND178, $24.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• Jon Dunn
FIELD GUIDE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 576 PAGES
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its sixth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. Practical to use in the field, it has maps, illustrations and descriptions of the birds on facing pages. The scale of the maps changes with the range of the bird, which means you get a more detailed regional map for those birds with a restricted range. This fully revised sixth edition, bigger and better than ever, includes 23 new species, 300 new illustrations, innovative migration and subspecies maps, and a handy quick-find visual index.
(FG09, $27.95) |
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New Brunswick Map
• Map Art Maps
MAP
A colorful travel map of the province at a scale of 1:600,000, with seven city plans. One Side. 27x39 inches.
(CND80, $4.95) |
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Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Map
• ITMB
2008 •
MAP
This provincial map of Nova Scotia at a scale of 1:400,000 includes Prince Edward Island and adjacent New Brunswick. With city and regional plans and index on the reverse. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(CND45, $9.95) |
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America.
(USA123, $16.00) |
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River Thieves
• Michael Crummey
LITERATURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A novel of Newfoundland's colonial past. Crummey draws on the history of the early European settlers and the devasting impact on the Beothuk people.
(NFL13, $19.95) |
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The Sagas of Icelanders
• Jane Smiley
• Robert Kellog
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 544 PAGES
Nine sagas and six tales collected in a single volume, all newly translated for this edition marking the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America, and including an introduction by Jane Smiley (whose books include the wonderful novel of Norse settlements "The Greenlanders"). Composed between 1000 and 1500, these rousing tales are told with surprising directness and simplicity. Any modern explorer setting off across the North Atlantic should consider taking along this big book.
(ICL13, $25.00) |
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Shadows on the Rock
• Willa Cather
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 229 PAGES
Set at the end of the 17th century in rural Quebec, this beautifully realized novel highlights the struggles of the Parisian widower Auclair and his young daughter to adapt to their new land.
(CND10, $14.00) |
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya.
(NAM20, $24.95) |
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The Surgeon's Mate
• Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
The seventh in the Aubrey-Maturin series. This one focuses on naturalist-spy Maturin being chased across the Grand Banks by a couple of American privateers. He makes it back to England, of course, where he's sent on a new and perilous mission with Aubrey to France.
(NFL12, $14.95) |
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This Marvellous Terrible Place, Images of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Yva Momatiuk
• John Eastcott
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
This portrait of Newfoundland, compiled by two accomplished photojournalists, combines color photographs and oral histories of the area.
(NFL07, $24.95) |
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Tilting, Newfoundland
• Robert Mellin
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
An intriguing overview of odd buildings in Newfoundland, featuring both photographs and drawings. It showcases the architecture of the fishing villages, directly influenced by the windswept coastal landscape, where houses are sometimes built from boats (or even function as boats!). Author Robert Mellin provides commentary, journal entries and oral histories from local residents.
(NFL16, $24.95) |
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers.
(BRD28, $14.00) |
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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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True North
• Lawrence Millman
• Elliott Merrick
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 312 PAGES
Merrick's 1933 ode to Labrador, a warmly detailed, affectionate account of abandoning city life for the wilderness, his experiences living and working with trappers and settlers, and the nurse he met and married in a remote community (her told her story in Northern Nurse). With Merrick's original illustrations.
(CND257, $16.95) |
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 269 PAGES
A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America).
(BRD26, $16.95) |
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A Whale for the Killing
• Farley Mowat
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 214 PAGES
• COMING IN
Farley Mowat's chronicle of a wounded, 80-ton fin whale trapped in a small Newfoundland outport, first published in 1972. Morwat interweaves a dramatic, personal tale to save an individual whale with a plea to put an end to comerical whaling.
(NFL09, $16.95) |
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Winslow Homer Watercolors
• Helen A. Cooper
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1987 •
PAPER
• 260 PAGES
An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. Analytical essays and discussions of technique accompany 132 color reproductions, chronicling his work throughout New England, the Adirondacks, Key West, the Bahamas and Bermuda. This is a valuable book for anyone wishing to understand Homer's work and the American watercolor tradition.
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