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“Marty’s latest, The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek, is a work of poetic genius. The book combines the best of hard investigative reporting with the narrative power of the finest literary journalism. It moves along at the clip of a detective story. It’s also a daring work of the imagination — much of the action unfolds from the perspective of a bear... It’s as good as nature writing gets.”
— Terry Glavin, author of Waiting for the Macaws and Other Stories from the Age of Extinction
Praise for Switchbacks
“Some chapters will have your adrenalin coursing and your heart pounding; one or two others may make you weep. All of them will thrill you with the concrete vitality of landscape and language.” — Globe and Mail
Praise for Men for the Mountains
“This is a tour-de-force . . . with something vital to tell the myopic city dweller about what is happening to him in the Age of the Machine.” — Farley Mowat
From the Hardcover edition.
— Terry Glavin, author of Waiting for the Macaws and Other Stories from the Age of Extinction
Praise for Switchbacks
“Some chapters will have your adrenalin coursing and your heart pounding; one or two others may make you weep. All of them will thrill you with the concrete vitality of landscape and language.” — Globe and Mail
Praise for Men for the Mountains
“This is a tour-de-force . . . with something vital to tell the myopic city dweller about what is happening to him in the Age of the Machine.” — Farley Mowat
From the Hardcover edition.
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In describing the true events surrounding a series of frightening bear attacks in l980, a bestselling nature/adventure author explores our relationship with the great grizzly.
Many citizens of Banff, Alberta, valued living in a place where wildlife grazed on the front lawn; others saw wild bears as a mere roadside attraction. None were expecting the bear attacks that summer, which led to one man’s death. During the massive hunt that followed, Banff was portrayed in the international media as a town under siege by a killer bear, and the tourists stayed away. The pressure was on to find and destroy the Whiskey Creek mauler, but he evaded park wardens and struck again — and again. When the fight was over, the hard lessons learned led to changes that would save the lives of both bears and people in the coming years.
Sid Marty’s The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek is an evocative and gripping story that speaks to our complex and increasingly combative relationship with the wilderness and its inhabitants.
From the Hardcover edition.
Many citizens of Banff, Alberta, valued living in a place where wildlife grazed on the front lawn; others saw wild bears as a mere roadside attraction. None were expecting the bear attacks that summer, which led to one man’s death. During the massive hunt that followed, Banff was portrayed in the international media as a town under siege by a killer bear, and the tourists stayed away. The pressure was on to find and destroy the Whiskey Creek mauler, but he evaded park wardens and struck again — and again. When the fight was over, the hard lessons learned led to changes that would save the lives of both bears and people in the coming years.
Sid Marty’s The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek is an evocative and gripping story that speaks to our complex and increasingly combative relationship with the wilderness and its inhabitants.
From the Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
This is about real life 'Jaws',
By Suhail Zubaid AHMAD "Suhail Zubaid-Ahmad" (Mississauga, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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If at all a real life story could come close to the super-hit Hollywood movie of the 70s - Jaws - this would be it. I liked reading the tragic events laid out in this book, although I was more upset at the worst kind of conservation practices followed by wardens of National Parks Canada in the early 80s. The best thing I liked about the book is when the author described the events from the point of view of the bears, specially the two blamed for the incidents.Unfortunately, having read more recent books like Tiger, K2, Thunder and Sunshine, To the end of the earth, etc. (please see my reviews), I was not able to quite enjoy the writing style and the contents covered in this book. For one, the writer focused narrowly on Canada National Parks Warden Services of early 80s, various inter-personal controversies, and media coverage of the incidents as it panned out at that time. I think a better thing would have been to educate the readers about the history and geography of the area and of the national park(s), and also about the bear behaviour in the wild. Admittedly, this writing style is a more recent phenomena and Sid would not be aware of it. In any case this is a good book to read to know how conservation practices should not be carried out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Whiskey Creek Grizzly,
By Wildwood Slim (Manitoba) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek (Hardcover)
As captivating as the best fiction; yet as true as life. The most interesting read I've had in years. A terrific book for anyone keen in the connection with our great outdoors. Thanks Marty!
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used hard cover edition of the black grizzly of whiskey creek by sid marty was a gift. Story ********** recepient said wonderfu,
By Betty C (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek (Hardcover)
used hard cover edition was given as a gift and rated as "WONDERFUL"...Marty is a great Canadian storyteller and not just about bears. Everyone should read this amazing book.
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