139 pp, 8 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. A pictorial work about the Mackenzie River basin, its people, industries, institutions, shortly after the end of World War II. Contents: Foreword; The Awakening; The Gateway; The Great River; Northern Wealth; Fuel for the World; Northern Farming; Make Way for People; The Churches of the North; A Plan to Build the North; Conclusion. Small area of light printing ink smudging of text on page 41 - still very legible, light printing ink mark in bottom margin of page 48, some light edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small minor dent on rear board fore-edge. Dust jacket has small edge chips, tears and some creases; tear/scuff on spine; very light browning on spine and flap-folds; light rubbing; now protected in a mylar sleeve.
Title: THE GREAT MACKENZIE: IN WORD AND PHOTOGRAPH.
Edition: First Edition
Illustrator: George Zuckerman, photographs.
Location Published: Toronto, Ryerson Press: 1947
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good-
Jacket Condition: Fair
Categories: Canada - Native Peoples, Canada - Prairie Provinces, Canada - Territories / Arctic, Canada - Photography
Seller ID: 28975
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