Enlarge Image
To embed a link to this book on your own website, please copy the code below.
Miramichi
By (photographer) Brian Atkinson
Text by Joanne Cadogan
On a bitterly cold day with a driving wind, Brian Atkinson met three generations of the Williston family of Hardwicke and went out onto the ice of Miramichi Bay to take photos of them smelting. He was looking for story ideas for Canadian Geographic. Something in the character ... Read more
Overview
On a bitterly cold day with a driving wind, Brian Atkinson met three generations of the Williston family of Hardwicke and went out onto the ice of Miramichi Bay to take photos of them smelting. He was looking for story ideas for Canadian Geographic. Something in the character of this family and its patriarch, 75-year-old Theodore — a survivor of the Escuminac Disaster of 1959 in which 35 fishermen lost their lives, piqued Brian's interest.
Many river folk, photos, stories, and adventures later, a book had taken shape: Miramichi: River of Character. This richly illustrated volume brings the character of the Miramichi to life, revealing in images and text the determined originality and vibrant spirit of the people of the Miramichi.
Brian Atkinson
Brian Atkinson has worked as a freelance photographer for over 20 years in some 65 countries for a variety of magazines, newspapers, and international aid agencies, including the Ottawa Citizen, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, Médecins Sans Frontières, CARE, and First Steps.
Joanne Cadogan
Joanne Cadogan is a third generation newspaper publisher. She has served as editor of the Brunswick Business Journal, The Miramichi Leader, and The Miramichi Weekend.
Reader Reviews
Tell us what you think!
Sign Up or Sign In to add your review or comment.
Related Blog Posts
Writer's Block: Catherine Graham
We interview award-winning author Catherine Graham about what led her to writing and about her most rewarding experience of being a writer. Check out Graham’s latest release, Put Flowers Around Us and Pretend We're Dead (Wolsak & Wynn).
Writer's Block: Catherine Graham
We interview award-winning author Catherine Graham about what led her to writing and about her most rewarding experience of being a writer. Check out Graham’s latest release, Put Flowers Around Us and Pretend We're Dead (Wolsak & Wynn).
Best Bets: For Fantasic Nonfiction
Today’s Best Bet picks are two fantastic works of nonfiction. Good Mom on Paper (Book*hug Press) edited by, Stacey May Fowles and Jen Sookfong Lee, is a collection of twenty essays that goes beyond the clichés to explore the complicated relationship between motherhood ... Read more
Staff Picks: International Women's Month
This year's International Women's Day theme is about breaking the bias — "a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated". Here are just some authors that our ... Read more
Lit Locale: Broken Landscapes in Æther: An Out-of-Body Lyric
Catherine Graham's book-length lyric essay Æther: An Out-of-Body Lyric (Wolsak and Wynn)—longlisted for the 2021 Toronto Book Award—is a luminous homage to family, to cancer, and to the strange windings of truth. Today, Graham tells us how her cancer diagnosis led ... Read more
Beautiful Books: Music from a Strange Planet
Barbara Black's debut collection Music From a Strange Planet (Caitlin Press) is a genre-bending mix of provocative and philosophical stories that takes readers from the ravaged streets of dystopian cities to the inner battlefields of its characters. Mirroring the zest and ... Read more
Character Study: Ice Cream Edition
In our column Character Study, we typically highlight certain attributes and tangible traits of some of our favourite ALU characters: the gold bikini of Bunny and Shark ’s Bunny, for example, or Thomas from New Tab’s social media addiction. But, given ... Read more
- Dimensions 144 pages, 8.25 x 10.25 x 0.76 in
- Published June 12, 2009
- Publisher Goose Lane Editions
- Category Photography
- Keywords Regional , Portraits
Get the All Lit Up Newsletter!
We'll send you bi-monthly updates to keep you in the loop on the best of our blog, special campaigns and offers, AND news on the latest in literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry from indie publishers across Canada.
You May Also Like
