{"product_id":"9781459710290","title":"Canadian Folk: Portraits of Remarkable Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn amusing collection of lives and stories from the eccentric side of Canada’s history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA joyous romp through the back pages of Canadian quirkiness, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Folk\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fresh look at the saints, sinners, oddballs, and outright nutbars who have populated the Canadian landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were perpetually northbound or south; they were inveterate walkers, or world class runners, millionaires in ill-advised Citroen half-tracks. The restless characters who spanned those miles and who fill the pages of this book were fuelled by the ambitions, the doubts, and the certainties of their times, a certainty that now seems unfathomable to us and frequently maddening. From doomed explorers to celebrated poets of cheese, this collection provides a fascinating look at the eminent and no-so-eminent characters who came before us and left their colourful mark on Canada’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143603699952,"sku":"9781459710290","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459710290_p0.jpg?v=1763869610","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459710290","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}