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Description
A top-ten 2023 Bestseller!
In this book, scientist-historian Gordon Goldsborough hits the road in search of adventure and little-known stories from Manitoba’ s past. Among the places he visits are underground radiation monitoring posts from the Cold War, a remote hydroelectric generating station, cruise ships on the Red River, and the original route of the Trans-Canada Highway.
About the Author
Gordon Goldsborough is an active member of the Manitoba Historical Society. He has written four books on Manitoba history including the national bestsellers Abandoned Manitoba and More Abandoned Manitoba. In recognition of his historical and scientific work, he was inducted into the Order of Manitoba in 2021.
Praise For…
Winner – 2019 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
Finalist – 2019 Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher
Abandoned Manitoba, #1 Manitoba Bestseller, 2016 – McNally Robinson
“(Goldsborough) underscores again and again the need to take stock of the past through our architecture... In that way, Goldsborough, too, is making his mark on the preservation of Canadian history.” —J.R. Patterson, Literary Review of Canada