| Let It Snow: Keeping Canada's Winter Sports Alive Contributor(s): Humber, Darryl (Author), Humber, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554884616 ISBN-13: 9781554884612 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: Winter has shaped Canada's image and been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the 19th century to future hockey stars on backyard rinks and to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on the morning commute or while planning our weekend ski trip. But alas, winter's demise to a weak reminder of its former glory is a real possibility as climate change wreaks long-term havoc. This timely book takes a fond look at winter's past, its place in Canada's story and how it has shaped our sports history, while exploring what climate change means for our sense of Canadian identity, for our winter sports heritage and its related industries, and for our ability to hold winter sporting events beyond Vancouver in 2010. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports - Nature | Weather |
| Dewey: 796.909 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.65 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winter has shaped Canada's image and has been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the nineteenth century, to future hockey stars on backyard rinks, to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on morning commutes or during weekend ski trips. But alas, winter's demise to a weak reminder of its former glory is a real possibility as climate change wreaks long-term havoc. This timely book takes a fond look at winter's past, its place in Canada's story, and how it has shaped our sports history. It also explores what climate change means for our sense of Canadian identity, for our winter sports heritage and its related industries, and for our ability to hold winter sporting events beyond the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. |
Contributor Bio(s): Humber, William: - Humber is a selector for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Canada's Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as his hometown Clarington Sports Hall of Fame, and was an honorary inductee into Saskatchewan's Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. He is included in the Canadian Who's Who, was a recipient of a Queen's Golden Jubilee medal in 2003, and lives with his family in Bowmanville, Ontario, where he is active in many aspects of his community's character and future growth.Humber, Darryl: - Darryl Humber, author of two books of fiction, studied English and Semiotics at the University of Toronto and works in the not-for-profit sector. This is his first writing collaboration with his father. |