"... so vital, so vibrant, so full of life, you just want to jump up and down for joy". -- The Edmonton Journal "... a skilled blend of social, natural and personal history". -- Equinox "... a remarkable achievement, at once a taleteller's journey, a family history, a passionate portrait of the chinook, and a poet's vision of the west". -- The Gazette (Montreal) Leaning on the Wind is a grand blast of writing, a poetic search for the spirit of the land in the foothills of Alberta. Wryly humorous, observant and imaginative, ...
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"... so vital, so vibrant, so full of life, you just want to jump up and down for joy". -- The Edmonton Journal "... a skilled blend of social, natural and personal history". -- Equinox "... a remarkable achievement, at once a taleteller's journey, a family history, a passionate portrait of the chinook, and a poet's vision of the west". -- The Gazette (Montreal) Leaning on the Wind is a grand blast of writing, a poetic search for the spirit of the land in the foothills of Alberta. Wryly humorous, observant and imaginative, Sid Marty offers us a personal and richly entertaining portrait of the wild and not-so-wild west -- and makes a plea for the preservation of a powerful place and spirit.
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Very Good+ Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Quite clean and tight; lightly worn covers; Nominated for '95 Governor General's Award for Nonfiction; winner '95 Banff Mountain Book Festival. 317 pp. incl. Bibliography.
Add this copy of Leaning on the Wind to cart. $18.99, good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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