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Notes from the Century Before, A Journal from British Columbia  •  Edward Hoagland  •  Jon Krakauer   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A classic portrait of a disappearing way of life in Northwest British Columbia. In 1966, Hoagland spent three months in the backcountry chatting up the locals. His essays introduce a lively cast of old-timers and capture the essence of a way of life quickly slipping away. First published in 1969. (CND189, $13.95)
 
 
Driftwood Valley, A Woman Naturalist in the Northern Wilderness  •  Theodora Stanwell-Fletcher  •  Wendell Berry   • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT  •  A classic account of pioneer life and the natural history of British Columbia, originally published in 1946. This edition includes animal illustrations by the author's husband; the couple lived for three years at a remote lakeside cabin in north-central British Columbia. (PNW148, $18.95)
 
 
Atlantic Ocean Map  •   National Geographic   • OUT OF PRINT  •  A handsome poster showing the bathymetry of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the entire Atlantic from Canada and Greenland to Europe, Tierra del Fuego and Africa. A product of National Geographic, it shows underwater features in striking 3-D relief. Shipped separately in a tube. (OCE34, $14.99)
 
 
Men for the Mountains  •  Sid Marty   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT  •  A classic by a native Albertan and park warden in the Canadian Rockies, this memoir captures the immense landscapes of Alberta and the rugged way of life in the West. (CND11, $18.95)
 
 
Seabirds of the World, A Photographic Guide  •  Peter Harrison   • FIELD GUIDE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A definitive, compact guide to all the world's seabirds, featuring 740 photographs. (FG16, $29.95)
 
 




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