description: In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later, after travelling 4ꯠ miles and discovering the heart of this great country. "Ride the Rising Wind" reveals Canada through the fresh eyes of a brave young woman discovering both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime.
language: English
title: Ride the Rising Wind
titlecomplete: Ride the Rising Wind
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 33
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
publisher: NeWest Press