{"product_id":"9781926685656","title":"Early in the Season: A British Columbia Journal","description":"By 1968, Edward Hoagland had successfully published three novels, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eCat Man.\u003c\/i\u003e Looking for material for his next book, he immersed himself in the British Columbia bush for seven weeks, recording his observations and interviews in a series of diaries that became the widely lauded travel book \u003ci\u003eNotes from the Century Before.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEarly in the Season\u003c\/i\u003e is an equally riveting account of his return journey. \u003ci\u003eEarly in the Season\u003c\/i\u003e vividly evokes the vast stands of trees, the fast-flowing rivers, the rocky ridgelines of the province’s unspoiled central interior. Against this dramatic backdrop Hoagland profiles an extraordinary cast of characters from the region’s present and past: fearless, larger-than-life trader Skookum Davidson; self-proclaimed “Chinese-Indian medicine man” Luke Fowler; indomitable “Omineca River Queen” Agate Alexander; and many others. Poignant, probing, and historically rich, this book offers a window on the people and places that shaped British Columbia and a transporting read for anyone curious about life in one of the world's most majestic wildernesses.","brand":"D \u0026 M Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154314445040,"sku":"9781926685656","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926685656_p0.jpg?v=1763635745","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926685656","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}