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Eric Stather's Memoirs of Fifty Years of Fly Fishing take us from the rainbow trout of British Columbia and Patagonia, to the brown trout of Ireland and New Zealand, to the bonefish of Belize and Mexico. Stories like Home Waters, Grandfather Yarns, and The Magic Words evoke memories of a more nostalgic era of shared family outdoor activities and values that revolved around fishing.

SAILOR BILL & MARY, Tales of the Sea documents the voyages and stories of Sailor Bill as he grows from apprentice to master mariner during the transition from sailing ships to steamships during the 1880's to 1900. Sailor Bill & Mary describes their lives and family in England before immigrating to Canada in 1913. The challenges of adapting from a life on the sea to farming in rural Manitoba and earning a living during World War I and the Great Depression are described as Bill moves from farming, to the army, to the railroad, and bootlegging during the Prohibition. Through it all Mary ...

When I was Very Young is a memoir and collection of stories that are connected to boyhood and growing up in the mountainous village of Lillooet, British Columbia in Canada. Some people call this literary genre a Bildungsroman, or a coming-of-age work that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from youth to adulthood. These stories took place between the 1950’s and 1970’s. Readers that grew up in small towns and moved to the city or traveled on the Hippie Trail during the 1970's campus protests and counterculture movement will relate to this book. You may ...