{"product_id":"9781927575741","title":"Old Lives: In the Chilcotin Backcountry","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the wild country north of Lillooet and west of the great Fraser River, \u003cem\u003eOld Lives: In the Chilcotin Backcountry\u003c\/em\u003e paints the rugged landscape and equally rugged lives of the Chilcotin’s enigmatic old-timers: Aboriginal and settler, male and female, deceased and alive. It takes vigilance, persistence, courage and humour to live where survival requires a deep knowledge and trust of the land, where prosperity is synonymous with self-sufficiency and where thriving is dependent upon a community of neighbours and friends who can be counted on in the direst of times.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn his second collection of Chilcotin stories, John Schreiber unveils an urban life that continues to encroach upon the BC Interior, and as it does, the old ways disappear; traditional knowledge and skills are forgotten, and the legends fade into myth. \u003cem\u003eOld Lives\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that acknowledges and honours the region’s backcountry elders, their way of life and the wild liveliness of the great Chilcotin land where they have existed for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caitlin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137427849456,"sku":"9781927575741","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927575741_p0.jpg?v=1763636421","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927575741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}