Author: Russell, Frances
Title: The Great Lake, Mistehay Sakahegan; The Beauty and the Treachery of Lake Winnipeg
Description: Winnipeg: Heartland, 2000. Paper bound, first edition, oblong octavo with French flaps, profusely illustrated, 176pp includes references and index. Previous owner name whited out on top of title page else a fine, unmarked copy. Lake Winnipeg is truly, as the Cree termed it, Mistehay Sakahegan - The Great Lake. Much larger than Lake Ontario, the hub of North America's heartland, Manitoba's great lake helped determine the shape of Canada. And throughout its long history, few have been unaffected by its beauty and its treachery. The beautifully illustrated book begins with the geology of Manitoba's great lake and traces its fascinating history through the lives and legends of its people, from the first humans to see its enormous glacial ancestor to the thousands who vacation about its shores every year. Edited by Barbara Huck, this is a collective work with contributions to editorial assistance from The Manitoba Archaeological Society, Harry St. C. Hilchey, Phil Manaigre, Jerry Zastre, Erik Nielsen, Clifford Stevens, Gerald Friesen, David Arnason, Peter St. John, Doug Whiteway, Jens and Barbara Nielsen, Dennis Peristy, and Donna Parisien Guiboche. Research assistance by Catherine Mandonald and design and maps by Dawn Huck. Multiple copies available. 470 grams.

Keywords: Lake Winnipeg Frances Russell; Mistehay Sakahegan; History Lake Winnipeg Manitoba 9781896150109


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