a memoir of sorts Ferguson, Ian 1959- creator text biography cau Vancouver Berkley, CA Dougals & McIntyre 2004 1st U.S. ed. monographic eng

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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 Ian Ferguson. n-cn-ab 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 1553650697 (alk. paper) 1553650212 (cloth : alk. paper) 2004052688 DLC 101228 20250626162028.0 55510666