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Synopsis
Roderick Haig-Brown, an author best known for his classic books on fly fishing, also wrote two novels about life and work in the northwest woods. On the Highest Hill tells the story of Colin Ensley, a shy and solitary young man who is more at home in nature than he is with people. Colin's fate is ruled by two great loves, for a woman and for a place. For both, he must struggle. The story unfolds in logging camps, in bustling Vancouver, on the Canadian prairies, and in wartime Europe, but always returns to the vast forests, mountains, and wilderness valleys of Vancouver Island - where Colin's story begins and where it comes to its violent and tragic end.
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About the Author
Haig-Brown remains one of North America's most popular and best-loved writers about the outdoors. He was born in England and settle in Campbell River, BC, in 1931. He was a dedicated conservationist and a prolific writer. He served as a magistrate and as chancellor of the University of Victoria.
Laurie Ricou is a Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is a former president of the Western Literature Association, and currently edits "Canadian Literature". His previous publications include "Vertical Man/Horizontal World: Man and Landscape in Canadian Prairie Fiction" (0-7748-0023-2), "A Field Guide to "A Guide to Dungeness Spit"" (0-88982-165-8), and "The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific Northwest" (1-896300-43-X). Ricou currently lives in Vancouver, BC.
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On the Highest Hill (Northwest Reprints (Paperback))
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Oregon State University Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0870715194
ISBN 13: 9780870715198
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Seller: Idaho Youth Ranch Books, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
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Condition: Acceptable. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (However the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but the notes cannot obscure the text. Book may be a price cutter or have a remainder mark. EX-LIBRARY COPY. Seller Inventory # C-06-03-08-0614
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On the Highest Hill
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Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 1984
ISBN 10: 0870715194
ISBN 13: 9780870715198
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Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. B/W Frontispiece (illustrator). These 319 pages have very little to say about fisihing, but the (fictional) lead character- Colin Ensley - follows the author's love of the great outdoors. This is a reprint of the 1949 Morrow edition. Introduction by Laurie Ricou gives an idea of Haig-Brown, the man. Read more about : Curly , coffee pot, Earl Mayhew, Mike Varchuk, wet moss, hand-axe, skunk cabbage, and Strathmore River. Vancouver Island is the sight of much of the action. UNillustrated. Cond :Paper wrapper is brown with white lettering. Oregon forest in cover photo. Volume in all SENSES bright, tight, square and clean. No names nor marks. Giftable !! QUote (p. 131) : " Poor Father, he's miserable, he doesn't know whether he has done right or wrong. He's truly fond of Dave Vickers, he always likes policemen and he's said a hundred times thay iiy is the duty of a ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 014390
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On the Highest Hill (Northwest Reprints)
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0870715194
ISBN 13: 9780870715198
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paperback. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 0870715194-VB