Reaching for the Beaufort Sea: An Autobiography

by Al Purdy

Long known to insiders as one of the most unique personalities in Canadian letters, the celebrated poet Al Purdy begins this story of his life by noting that just as he was about to be born his hometown of Trenton was flattened by a historic explosion as the local munitions factory, no doubt accounting for any oddity and eccentricity in my character. By the time the readers realize just how much there is to account for, they may be forgiven for wondering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550170880
• ISBN13: 9781550170887
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"