Ride the Rising Wind

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By (author): Barbara Florence Kingscote

In May 1949&#44 at the age of twenty&#44 Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche&#44 Quebec&#44 and set out for the Pacific Ocean on horseback&#46 Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later&#44 after travelling 4&#44000 miles and discovering the heart of this great country&#46 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&#46

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Barbara Florence Kingscote

Barbara Kingscote currently lives just outside of Red Deer&#44 Alberta&#46 Having earned her MA and PhD in Veterinary Science from the University of Guelph&#44 Kingscote has spent a lifetime working with animals&#46 From researching zoonosis &#40diseases that can be passed from animals to humans&#41&#44 to studying reindeer in Canada&#146s far north&#44 Kingscote has many more incredible true stories to tell&#46

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Dimensions:

288 Pages
9in * 6in * 1in
1lb

Published:

March 20, 2006

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Publisher:

NeWest Press

ISBN:

9781897126059

Book Subjects:

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General

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Language:

eng

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