Victor Carl Friesen

Where the Rivers Run: Stories of the Saskatchewan and the People Drawn to Its Shores Victor Carl Friesen

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexBiographical Note: Author Victor Friesen was born into this cradle of history and grew up among the shadows of such giants as Peter Pond, David Thompson, Paul Kane, John Palliser, Gabriel Dumont, and Louis Riel. In Where the River Runs he captures the drama of those frontier days through the exciting tales of the historic figures who put the region on the map. Throughout the book the great river runs, shaping the past, present, and future of the land and its people. Contributor Bio:  Friesen, Victor Carl Victor Carl Friesen lives and writes in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, but photographs nature anywhere. The first recipient of the Alberta Book Award, he is the author of five books including The Year Is a Circle.