{"product_id":"raincoast-chronicles-fifth-five-hardcover","title":"Raincoast Chronicles: Fifth Five - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Barman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRick James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudith Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrimming with stories and images, this fascinating collection celebrates Harbour Publishing's fifty-year commitment to recording the unique ways of life that have sprung from the West Coast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalf a century and hundreds of book releases have rolled by since Harbour Publishing was founded in 1974. So it is only appropriate to mark this golden anniversary with a new omnibus edition of \u003cem\u003eRaincoast Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, the series that has always been at the heart of Harbour's mission to express the rich culture and history of BC's coast. Indeed, it was the \u003cem\u003eChronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, which began publication in 1972, that inspired the creation of Harbour itself, as the expansive articles grew into book-length works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lushly illustrated collection \u003cem\u003eFifth Five\u003c\/em\u003e gathers volumes 21 through 24 of \u003cem\u003eRaincoast Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e along with a new, previously unpublished \u003cem\u003eRaincoast Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e 25 by Alan Haig-Brown, focusing on the author's formative years as a deckhand in the 1960s and early '70s on a fishing boat run by a We Wai Kai family he married into as a teenager. The history of commercial fishing and of BC itself, in all its twisting relations with Indigenous peoples, is mirrored in Haig-Brown's vivid account of life aboard, where \"there are no typical days\" despite the tightly choreographed tasks and immense local knowledge required by this ever-risky business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn issue 21, \u003cem\u003eWest Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, maritime historian Rick James leads an authoritative tour of BC's most famous shipwrecks, as weathered sailors and divers share lore about one of the most dangerous stretches of coastline in the world. Also included are pieces from some of Canada's most exciting and iconic writers--Al Purdy, Anne Cameron, Edith Iglauer, Patrick Lane and Grant Lawrence, along with stories of disasters at sea, scarcely believable bush plane feats, eerie events at coastal ghost towns and reminisces of the Schnarr sisters who kept cougars as pets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its passion for storytelling about overlooked but crucial aspects of the past, \u003cem\u003eFifth Five\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a fitting tribute to Harbour Publishing's own deep history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 11.5 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153486118975,"sku":"9781990776939","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/TGNC36LbAj9781990776939.webp?v=1776947878","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/raincoast-chronicles-fifth-five-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}