Timbit Nation: a Hitchhiker's View of Canada
A Travel, Canada, Academic book. I picked this up at Value Village and have to say it was $4.99 well spent. I now...
After spending years travelling through some of the poorest nations of the world, seeking out the people’s story, award-winning journalist and bestselling author John Stackhouse turns his keen eye toward his own country.Most people who travel across Canada begin their journey at either end of an impressively long strand of national highway. But Stackhouse, thumb out and knapsack in hand, chooses Saint John, New Brunswick, as a launching point, where his ancestors arrived in the late 18th century as refugees of the Loyalist rebellion. From there he heads east to Newfoundland, north into Labrador and straight west to Vancouver Island, curious to discover how Canada has changed in his lifetime -- since the advent of the superhighway, a global culture and continental economy have taken hold. Is Canada capable of remaining a distinct nation?Following the route of the explorers, Stackhouse endures rain, bugs and gale-force winds, but also meets some incredible personalities, each with their own fascinating anecdotes and often surprising social and political commentary as well....
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I picked this up at Value Village and have to say it was $4.99 well spent. I now have a COMPLETELY different impression of Canada after reading this book. Being born and raised in B.C. I had felt that I was in the best geographical region Canada had to offer, Timbit Nation helped reshape that notion. I found this book told the story... I just couldn't get into this book. I don't know if it was Stackhouse's style or the constant pity-party throughout it. It's very depressing, I really don't recommend it. An enlightening and eye-opening book about the uniqueness of Canada and its various parts. Stackhouse hitchhikes across Cananda, talking to ordinary people and learning about what it means to be Canadian. What he finds, in essence, are several different "Canadas", separated by the geography and heritage of that area. He also finds a...
