{"product_id":"george-hunters-canada-george-hunter-9780228100010","title":"George Hunter's Canada: Iconic Images from Canada's Most Prolific Photographer","description":"\u003cp\u003e One of three new titles in the Firefly Books-National Film Board of Canada partnership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"My mission is to show Canadians, and the world, a little of our country. The more they see something of Canada's grandeur and diversity of its people, the more they will appreciate it. I will not rest a minute until my mission is accomplished.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- George Hunter, photographer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nobody took more photos of 20th-century Canada than George Hunter. His photos are in atlases, textbooks, encyclopedias and magazines. They're in galleries, museums and public archives, on old postage stamps and currency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite a 70-year career that saw Hunter cross Canada more than 100 times on photographic expeditions, he never achieved widespread fame or critical acclaim. Mostly this is because Hunter was a photographer for hire to commercial entities and the government. His assignments were, ultimately, to document progress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hunter's catalogue represents a chronology of postwar Canada, beginning with horse-drawn hay wagons and ending with modern semi trailers on multi-lane highways. He captured portraits of Canadians at work, and also became a pilot to further his career. His aerial shots of billowing smokestacks, open-pit mines, newly minted expressways and vast log booms dominate his portfolio, which to modern eyes is equal parts majestic and nostalgic. His is a portrait of a young country maturing into an industrial force; a landscape as shaped by the people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For information on the National Film Board of Canada visit www.nfb.ca. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228100011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228100010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 9.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018","brand":"George Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075975999743,"sku":"9780228100010","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0ae0f8f-3e14-4929-9b4a-b04cc70f04f1.jpg?v=1685462493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-hunters-canada-george-hunter-9780228100010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}