{"product_id":"as-i-walked-about-phil-jenkins-9781988437392","title":"As I Walked About: A Collection of Walking Columns from the Ottawa Citizen","description":"WALK ON . . . Where is Ottawa's oldest street? Which 20th-century architect designed much of the Glebe? In which Ottawa neighbourhood can you find Nanny Goat Hill, the civic address of the former Grads Tavern, and a Franciscan seminary?Take a history walk with author, musician, and journalist Phil Jenkins to find the answers. Along the way get an almost block-by-block re-telling of Ottawa's history.Curated from a quarter-century of columns written for the Ottawa Citizen, As I Walked About is Jenkins fifth non-fiction book, and a worthy successor in tone and spirit to his previous bestsellers Fields of Vision, An Acre of Time, and River Song.As I Walked About is a loving tribute to a city that begins with an epigraph: A city is a book we learn to read by walking it. When readers have finished the rollicking, foot-trip stories inside, they will indeed have learned much about Ottawa.And thanks to Jenkins - their curious and irreverent fellow walker and tour guide - they will have chuckled and stared in amazement for much of the journey.- \"Phil Jenkins's talent for weaving the stories of people and place together with the history and fabric of the city really shines in his writing. He is a regular contributor to Jane's Walk and his storytelling mastery has been integral to our mission. We have been richer for his contribution.\" - Jane's Walk, Ottawa-Gatineau- \"As I Walked About is part nostalgia, part architecture lesson, and part poetic reflection on the lives and lifestyles of Ottawans past, gently inviting us out of our vehicles for a leisurely foot tour of the capital, unveiling treasures we might otherwise never have noticed.\" - Christina Spencer, Editorial Pages Editor, Ottawa Citizen- An Acre of Time\"All of Canada in a one-acre plot.\" - The Globe and Mail\"Original and engaging...an act of scholarship and imagination.\" - Maclean's\"What a gem \" - Quill and Quire- River Song\"An anecdotal history of the St. Lawrence, bringing together a rich patchwork of characters and events.\" - Quill and Quire- Fields of Vision\"An important book, for it gives farmers a voice they have long been denied.\" - The Globe and Mail\"The author has a powerful voice, a colourful imagination, and a good eye for people and their context.\" - Kingston Whig-Standard- Beneath My Feet\"Phil Jenkins deserves high praise for assembling this book and rescuing its author from oblivion.\" - National Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988437393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988437392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ottawa Press and Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Phil Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993521193215,"sku":"9781988437392","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_161e9f05-a2e2-4002-a185-42054ca2e72b.jpg?v=1683324795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/as-i-walked-about-phil-jenkins-9781988437392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}