Description
Book Synopsis“Dour Scot” is the wrong description for David Caldow, who leads readers on a romp from the early twentieth century to the present, from an insular Scottish village to modern-day, multicultural British Columbia, from boyhood to old age. Throughout the tour he shares decades of laughter, tears, fears, and growth.
Trade Review``This book is part of the Life Writing Series, a most commendable project sponsored by Wilfrid Laurier University Press to promote autobiographical accounts of lives in Canada. Chasing the Comet tells such a story, adding to the reservoir of social histories which will enrich our knowlege of Canada and its people.'' -- Ron Sutherland, British Columbia Historical News
``It is the pioneer spirit, hard work, determination and strength of will that has shaped Canada, and David Caldow deserves to rest with the best...[I] thoroughly enjoyed every word.'' -- Sheila Gair, BC retired teachers' Fall Bulletin
``A well-written piece, accessible to the general reader but with a thoughtful introduction that would make this a good selection for an undergraduate life-writing class. There is much for discussion here: the use of dialogue, the effect that a female `ghost' might have on a male voice, the effect of Scottish sensibility on Canadian culture, what it meant to be a 'man' in the pre-corporate world.'' -- Janice Dickin, The Canadian Historical Review
Table of Contents
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Chasing the Comet: A Scottish-Canadian Life by Patricia Koretchuk
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. Scotland
- 2. Beginning the Trail
- 3. Quebec
- 4. A Detour through Hell
- 5. Claresholm
- 6. The Okanagan Valley—Surviving Together
- 7. Kamloops, BC
- 8. Colony Farm
- 9. Of Love and War
- 10. Fatherhood and a Different World
- 11. Hatzic
- 12. Return to Colony Farm—Herdsman
- 13. Tranquille
- 14. Colony Farm—The Final Years
- 15. Aldergrove
- 16. Tanzania
- Epilogue
- Notes
