{"product_id":"chasing-the-comet-a-scottishcanadian-life-9780889204072","title":"Chasing the Comet  A ScottishCanadian Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e``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\u003cbr\u003e``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\u003cbr\u003e``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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChasing the Comet: A Scottish-Canadian Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia Koretchuk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Scotland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Beginning the Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Quebec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. A Detour through Hell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Claresholm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Okanagan Valley—Surviving Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Kamloops, BC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Colony Farm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Of Love and War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Fatherhood and a Different World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Hatzic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Return to Colony Farm—Herdsman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Tranquille\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Colony Farm—The Final Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Aldergrove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Tanzania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MP-WLU Wilfrid Laurier Uni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534999486807,"sku":"9780889204072","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780889204072.jpg?v=1755858579","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chasing-the-comet-a-scottishcanadian-life-9780889204072","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}