The Lost Coast : Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture Drew Kennickell the internment of Japanese Canadians

the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War Two) alongside childhood memories of a first kiss and meditations on the future of West Coast fish stocks

a machine that led to the development of many of the roads and settlements we enjoy today

–Praise for The Lost Coast

" "Sounds Fishy to Me" and "Forecast: Fun

is a rare find

The Lost Coast : Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture Drew Kennickell the internment of Japanese CanadiansDescription Somewhere between joyous affirmation of British Columbia's splendour and momentous grief for the destruction of a once thriving salmon culture comes the newest work from acclaimed poet and novelist Tim Bowling. The Lost Coast is a lyrical, impassioned lament for the home Bowling once knew and for the river and creatures that continue to haunt his imagination. Raised in Ladner, BC, by a gillnetting family, Bowling was a fisherman himself