Author: Richard C. Bocking. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, BC., 1997, 1st Edition. RARE: SIGNED and dedicated by the Author to a close friend. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition HARDCOVER Book and Dust Jacket. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inch, pages.
MIGHTY RIVER, A Portrait of The Fraser, by Richard C. Bocking, follows the Fraser from its source down to the Pacific, recounting many of the human and natural histories that occured along its banks.
Author Richard Bocking describes the delicate ecosystems nourished by the Fraser and offers vivid historical glimpses of First Nations peoples, explorers like Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser, and gold seekers trekking the river's canyon." Like the world's other great waterways, the Fraser River is the lifeblood of the territory through which it flows. And the Fraser's domain is vast, the river's basin encompasses half of British Columbia's forests and agricultural lands, the majority of the province's salmon streams, and two-thirds of its human population. Tacoutche Tesse -- the Mighty One, as the people of the Carrier National call the Fraser River -- has long been a provider of food, transport and inspiration to the people who live near its generous waters.
