Coasts of Canada A History

Lesley Choyce lives at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, an all-season surfing paradise that he discovered thirty years ago. Canada's most versatile man of letters, he is the author of more than 50 books in genres ranging from essays and history to fiction and poetry for adults, young adults, and children. He has been a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour and has twice won the Dartmouth Book Award. Lesley Choyce is also the founder of Potterfield Portfolio and the founder and publisher of Pottersfield Press. In his spare time, he hosts and co-produces Off the Page with Lesley Choyce, a book show broadcast on Vision TV; performs with the band, The Surf Poets; and teaches at Dalhousie University. Choyce is a former Canadian national surfing champion and was recently featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal for his writing and his surfing. Choyce's books express his deep passion for the sea, from his celebrated novel, The Republic of Nothing, to his best-selling history, Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea. In The Coasts of Canada, his vision expands beyond his home waters to cover the entire oceanic margin of our country.Choyce, Lesley is the author of 'Coasts of Canada A History' with ISBN 9780864923608 and ISBN 0864923600.