Ferguson, Ian, 1959-
Village of the small houses : a memoir of sorts / Ian Ferguson. - 1st U.S. ed. - Vancouver ; Berkley, CA : Dougals & McIntyre, 2004. - 200 p. ; 23 cm.
In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ian Ferguson's parents left the sophisticated big-city life of Edmonton for Fort Vermilion -- once a fur-trapping frontier town, now a remote aboriginal settlement in northernmost Alberta. There, Ian and his six brothers and sisters grew up without indoor plumbing, electricity, central heating, or even a radio. Beginning with the dramatic events surrounding his birth (including a paddlewheel ferry heading for destruction, a legendary rowboat trip, and a life-and-death race against time), the richly recalled events of Ferguson's life and a vivid array of
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2004052688
Ferguson, Ian, 1959---Childhood and youth.
Ferguson, Ian, 1959---Homes and haunts--Alberta--Fort Vermilion.
Dramatists, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
Humorists, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
Family--Alberta--Fort Vermilion.
Fort Vermilion (Alta.)--Social life and customs.
Fort Vermilion (Alta.)--Intellectual life.
Fort Vermilion (Alta.)--Biography.
PR9199.4.F468 / Z464 2004
812/.6
Village of the small houses : a memoir of sorts / Ian Ferguson. - 1st U.S. ed. - Vancouver ; Berkley, CA : Dougals & McIntyre, 2004. - 200 p. ; 23 cm.
In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ian Ferguson's parents left the sophisticated big-city life of Edmonton for Fort Vermilion -- once a fur-trapping frontier town, now a remote aboriginal settlement in northernmost Alberta. There, Ian and his six brothers and sisters grew up without indoor plumbing, electricity, central heating, or even a radio. Beginning with the dramatic events surrounding his birth (including a paddlewheel ferry heading for destruction, a legendary rowboat trip, and a life-and-death race against time), the richly recalled events of Ferguson's life and a vivid array of
1553650697 (alk. paper) 14.95 1553650212 (cloth : alk. paper)
2004052688
Ferguson, Ian, 1959---Childhood and youth.
Ferguson, Ian, 1959---Homes and haunts--Alberta--Fort Vermilion.
Dramatists, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
Humorists, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
Family--Alberta--Fort Vermilion.
Fort Vermilion (Alta.)--Social life and customs.
Fort Vermilion (Alta.)--Intellectual life.
Fort Vermilion (Alta.)--Biography.
PR9199.4.F468 / Z464 2004
812/.6