| On the night of January 20, 1997 Grant Hadwin, a British Columbia timber scout, swam his chainsaw across the Yakoun River on the QCI/Haida Gwaii to make the cuts that would kill the Golden Spruce, a 300 year old, 50 metre tall Sitka Spruce with gold coloured needles. Two days later, it fell, to the dismay of an entire community. Shortly after confessing to this act of environmental protest, Hadwin disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Vaillant brings to life the ancient beauty of the coastal wilderness, the historical collision between Haida and European and the often dangerous world of logging. Winner of several awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award. |  |
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