{"product_id":"9780228100010","title":"George Hunter's Canada","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\u003cbr\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","brand":"River Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2017-10-10","offer_id":46011340849407,"sku":"9780228100010","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_af10384f-e02c-4d64-892a-02b1a5fa3ccb.jpg?v=1723051435","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780228100010","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}