| Reluctant Pioneer: How I Survived Five Years in the Canadian Bush (16pt Large Print Edition) Contributor(s): Osborne, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0369315189 ISBN-13: 9780369315182 Publisher: ReadHowYouWant OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Canada - Ontario (on) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: 971.303 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.46 lbs) 478 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Ontario |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Osborne, Thomas: - Thomas Osborne came as a teen in the 1870s from the United States to homestead with his father in Ontario's Muskoka. After five dramatic years he returned to the United States to live and work in Pennsylvania and New York. In 1938 he was killed by an automobile in San Diego, California. Roy MacGregor is the bestselling author of Home Team: Fathers, Sons, and Hockey (shortlisted for the Governor General's Award), Northern Light, and Canadians. Currently, he is a regular columnist for the Globe & Mail. His journalism has earned him four National Magazine Awards and two National Newspaper Awards. In 2012 he became a Media Honouree Hockey Hall of Fame. He lives in Ottawa. |