Richmond, Now and Then
An Anecdotal History from the Eastern Townships
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2017
- Category
- General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771861281
- Publish Date
- Oct 2017
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
If a formal history is a four-lane highway, Nick Fonda says in his introduction to Richmond, Now and Then: an anecdotal history, his book is a meandering country road. The metaphor is apt. The stories in this book focus largely on the small town of Richmond in Quebec’s historic Eastern Townships. After offering a speculative overview of lower St. Francis River valley in pre-colonial times, the book takes the equivalent of a quick snapshot of Richmond as it is today.
About the author
Nick Fonda has worked as a lumberjack (hauling logs with horses not skidders), farmer, carpenter, restauranteur and raconteur and squeezed in a career as a teacher, both in the UK and Canada. Based in Richmond, Quebec, he presides the Richmond County Historical Society and contributes regularly to The Record, The Townships Outlet and the Quebec Heritage News.