A Life in the Bush: Lessons from My Father

By Roy MacGregor

Book Overview

National Bestseller Winner of The CAA-Birks Family Foundation Award for Biography The 2000 Ottawa-Carlton Book Award The (U.S.) Rutstrum Award for Best Wilderness Book "A portrait of a true original."-- The Hamilton Spectator In 1929, at the age of twenty-two, Duncan MacGregor, the son of a lumberman, great-grandson of a voyageur, and an avid reader and baseball fan, headed off into the largest tract of preserved bush in the world: Ontario's Algonquin Park. When he got there, he was home for the rest of his life. From the true nature of fishing to the harsh realities of raising a family in the woods, from the role of fear in the bush to the small nuances of family relationships, A Life in the Bush is painted on a canvas both vast and richly detailed. A story that captures the tough physical demands, the rich life of the senses, and the unselfconscious freedom that comes from living apart from town and city. In this beautifully crafted memoir of his father, Roy MacGregor paints an intimate portrait of an unusual man and spins a spellbinding tale of a boy's complex relationship with his father. He also evokes, perhaps for the first time in Canadian literature, the bush the way bush people see it, an insider's view of life in the totemic Canadian wilderness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143053310
• ISBN13: 9780143053316
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Canada
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 1.0" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Past to Present

A wonderful book that not only tells the story of a fascinating individual but will touch anyone who grew up experiencing Canada's wilderness, lakes, fishing, hockey, etc. It is truly a uniquely Canadian book that also gives us a revealing glimpse into our past. Enjoy!