Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five [Hardcover]

Howard White (Editor)

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Hardcover: 420 pages
Publisher: Harbour; Collector's ed edition (Sep 28 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1550173723
ISBN-13: 978-1550173727
Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 22.4 x 3.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #325,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #73 in Books > History > Historical Study > Essays

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"By far the largest of the collections at 420 pages, Fourth Five is living proof that some things just keep getting better. Containing 32 inimitable stories, poems and articles from issues sixteen to twenty, the volume expounds on such diverse matters as supernatural deer, the cannery village of Ceepeecee, fishing-fleet superstitions and the coveted recipe for donkey boiler coffee. Writers include coast favourites Howard White, Doreen Armitage, Tom Henry, Dick Hammond, Vickie Jensen and Bus Griffiths."
--Fisherman Life (Praise from Fisherman Life )

"Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five allows the reader to feel the hardships and triumphs of BC men and women from the pioneer era to the modern day, and resonates with a tenacity of character and human spirit."
--Sharon Stuart, Midwest Book Review (Praise from Midwest Book Review )

"Fourth Five has just the right measure of irreverence that keeps local history moving. Subjects are deeply plumbed and present, with rare honesty, the several streams of our heritage... Addictive reading."
--Sara Cassidy, Focus

"This is another must-have for the libraries of anyone fascinated by the colourful and dramatic history of the BC Coast."
--Wavelength Magazine

"Invaluable as an entertaining and a readable historical resource."
--Cherie Theissen, Mariner Life

"Beautifully done."
--Annie Boulanger, Burnaby NOW

"A wonderfully rich and varied account... outstanding."
--Jocelyn Smith, BC Studies

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When the first edition of Raincoast Chronicles was produced by a couple of novice publishers in the unlikely location of Pender Harbour in 1972, it boldly announced that it was going "to put BC character on the record." Printed in sepia ink and decorated with the rococo flourishes characteristic of that extravagant era, the unclassifiable journal-cum-serial-book about life on the BC coast struck a nerve and in time became something very close to what it set out to be--a touchstone of BC identity. Soon the term "Raincoast," which had been coined by the editors, was appearing on boats, puppet theatres, interior decorating firms and at least one other publishing enterprise. The publication proved popular enough that by the time the fifth number was on the stands the previous four were sold out, and publishers Howard and Mary White were left pondering how to deal with the continuing clamour for back issues. Ignoring the advice of more experienced heads, they decided to reissue the first five numbers of their rather eccentric paperback series in one bound volume--in hardcover yet. They gave it the enigmatic title Raincoast Chronicles First Five. It went on to become one of the most popular books ever published in BC and is still rumbling along in its 14th printing--a certified BC classic.
That set the pattern and every succeeding group of five single editions have been gathered and bound with the titles Raincoast Chronicles Six/Ten., Raincoast Chronicles Eleven Up., and now Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five.
By far the largest of the collections at 420 pages, Fourth Five collects the complete Raincoast Chronicles 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 and is living proof that some things just keep getting better. Containing 32 inimitable stories, from poems and articles, the volume expounds on such diverse matters as supernatural deer, the cannery village of Ceepeecee, fishing-fleet superstitions and the coveted recipe for donkey boiler coffee. Writers include coast favourites Howard White, Doreen Armitage, Tom Henry, Dick Hammond, Vickie Jensen and Bus Griffiths. As a bonus, this collection includes two longer features: one on the history of Telegraph Cove, BC, by Pat Wastell Norris and one on the frontier women of BC by Stephen Hume. The book is illustrated in characteristically extravagant fashion with drawings and archival photos.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Allows the reader to feel the hardships and triumphs of BC men and women from the pioneer era to the modern day, Nov 10 2005

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This review is from: Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five (Hardcover)

Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five, Collector's Edition IV is a hardcover compilation of issues sixteen to twenty of "Raincoast Chronicles", a magazine begun in 1972 with the publishers' express intent "to put BC character on the record". Stories, poems, articles, drawings and black-and-white photographs of British Columbia daily life, livelihoods and culture, as well as recounting moments from history. Raincoast Chronicles Fourth Five allows the reader to feel the hardships and triumphs of BC men and women from the pioneer era to the modern day, and resonates with a tenacity of character and human spirit. Also highly recommended are the compilations of previous issues: Raincoast Chronicles First Five, Raincost Chronicles Six/Ten, and Raincoast Chronicles Eleven Up.

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