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Those Earlier Hills: Reminiscences 1928–1960

R.M. Patterson's books have been kept in print because his memorable descriptions of Canada's wild places, especially the remote Nahanni country, won him generations of admiring readers around the world. Now the articles he wrote for The Beaver are available in a lively and evocative collection that will delight Patterson fans old and new.

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The Beaver Back Issues
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Kayak Back Issues
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