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description: Across thousands of miles the Canadian population clusters like loosely strung beads on the thread of the 49th parallel. This is truly Canadaa vast stretch of land and a bounty of small towns. In Welcome Home  Stuart McLean takes us on a heartwarming journey from one coast to the other to visit these small yet vibrant places and meet their remarkable citizens. We visit Maple Creek Saskatchewan an old-fashioned cow town; Dresden Ontario once a destination for escaped slaves using the Underground Railroad; St-Jean-de-Matha Quebec where the worlds strongest man is buried; and Foxwarren Manitoba a quintessential hockey town. We wander along Main Street in Sackville New Brunswick; explore Nakusp B.C. which may have been the home of an illegitimate child of royalty; and watch the icebergs float by in Ferryland Newfoundland. Each town Stuart visits tells us a little about Canada's rich and often forgotten history and a lot about who Canadians are today. With a storyteller's eye for detail and an effervescent sense of humour Stuart McLean introduces us to seven truly wonderful places and dozens of extraordinary people.
language: English
title: Welcome Home: Travels in Smalltown Canada
publisher: Penguin Canada