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    		• MacGregor, Roy, 1948-
     
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    		• MacGregor, Roy, 1948- -- Travel -- Canada.
     
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    		• Rivers -- Canada.
     
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    		• Rivers -- Canada -- History.
     
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    		• Canada -- History -- Anecdotes.
     
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    		• Canada -- History, Local.
     
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    		• Canada -- Description and travel.
     
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    		• Saint Lawrence River.
     
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    		• Ottawa River (Québec and Ont.)
     
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    		• Don River (Ont.)
     
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    		• Fraser River (B.C.)
     
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    		• Red River (Man.)
     
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    		• Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
     
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    		• Mackenzie River (N.W.T.)
     
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    		• Saskatchewan River.
     
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    		• St. John River (N.B.)
     
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    		• MacGregor, Roy, 1948-
     
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    		• MacGregor, Roy, 1948- -- Travel -- Canada.
     
  •  
    		• Rivers -- Canada.
     
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    		• Rivers -- Canada -- History.
     
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    		• Canada -- History -- Anecdotes.
     
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    		• Canada -- History, Local.
     
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    		• Canada -- Description and travel.
     
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    		• Saint Lawrence River.
     
  •  
    		• Ottawa River (Québec and Ont.)
     
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    		• Don River (Ont.)
     
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    		• Fraser River (B.C.)
     
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    		• Red River (Man.)
     
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    		• Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
     
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    		• Mackenzie River (N.W.T.)
     
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    		• Saskatchewan River.
     
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    		• St. John River (N.B.)
     
     
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    Original highways : travelling the great rivers of Canada / Roy MacGregor.
    by MacGregor, Roy, 1948-
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    Random House Canada, 2017.
    Call #:917.1 M1472o
    Subjects
  • MacGregor, Roy, 1948- -- Travel -- Canada.
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  • Rivers -- Canada.
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  • Rivers -- Canada -- History.
    •  
  • Canada -- History -- Anecdotes.
    •  
  • Canada -- History, Local.
    •  
  • Canada -- Description and travel.
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  • Saint Lawrence River.
    •  
  • Ottawa River (Québec and Ont.)
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  • Don River (Ont.)
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  • Fraser River (B.C.)
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  • Red River (Man.)
    •  
  • Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
    •  
  • Mackenzie River (N.W.T.)
    •  
  • Saskatchewan River.
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  • St. John River (N.B.)
    • ISBN: 
    9780307361387 (hc.)
    Description: 
    341 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Summary: 
    "Expanding on his Globe and Mail series, columnist Roy MacGregor tells the story of our country through the stories of its original highways, and how they sustain our spirit, identity and economy--past, present and future. No country is more blessed with fresh water than Canada. From the mouth of the Fraser River in BC, to the Bow in Alberta, the Red in Manitoba, the Gatineau, the Saint John and the most historic of all Canada's rivers, the St. Lawrence, Roy MacGregor, has paddled, sailed and traversed their lengths, learned their stories and secrets, and the tales of centuries lived on their rapids and riverbanks. He raises lost tales, like that of the Great Tax Revolt of the Gatineau River, and reconsiders histories like that of the Irish would-be settlers who died on Grosse Ile and the incredible resilience of settlers in the Red River Valley. Along the Grand, the Ottawa and others, he meets the successful conservationists behind the resuscitation of polluted wetlands, including even Toronto's Don, the most abused river in Canada (where he witnesses families of mink, returned to play on its banks). Long before our national railroad was built, our rivers held Canada together; in these sixteen portraits, filled with yesterday's adventures and tomorrow's promise, a story of Canada and its ongoing relationship with its most precious resource."--Provided by publisher.
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