{"product_id":"9781770502086","title":"The Salmon People","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Salmon People is a masterful history of Canada's west coast. From the first people's tales of salmon to BC's first cannery, to overfishing and the environmental concerns that still exist today, this comprehensive early history is a must-read for anyone interested in how BC's fishing industry reached where it is today. Told from the strong and witty voice of Hugh Wilford McKervill, who once fished alongside the First Nations peoples of Bella Bella, \u003ci\u003eThe Salmon People \u003c\/i\u003eis both an historically accurate account of the fishing industry and a salty buoyant memoir. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the author's own words, \"so long as there fish surging from the sea there will be salmon people willing to brave the torments of nature to catch them, and the salmon will probably come forever . . . if man does not destroy them.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugh W. McKervill (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":49168706011378,"sku":"9781770502086","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0541\/2713\/2865\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8edb1693-150e-4598-be64-abc585c12abc.jpg?v=1778266610","url":"https:\/\/gatherbookshop.com\/products\/9781770502086","provider":"Gather Books \u0026 Lovely Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}