Rough Road To The North: A Vagabond on the Great Northern Highway

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The silent, frozen northern kingdom at the top of the world; the Ultima Thule. The forested flatlands give way to the frozen Rocky Mountains over millions of acres nominally in the dominion of both the United States and Canada and accessible by its 1532 mile shared umbilical cord - The ALCAN Highway. Legendary vagabond Jim Christy travels this road throughout his life, first as a young man hungry for rugged adventure in the early 1960s, and revisiting the journey every few years, observing and reflecting on the growth of the Northwest in the Rough Road to the North.

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Jim Christy's life and adventures began on the streets of South Philadelphia. Over his 73 years to date, Christy has asserted his freedom of spirit as a vagabond adventurer, latter-day hobo, journalist, private eye, actor, musician, and artist, in over 50 countries around the globe, and still found time to write 30-plus books. He adopted Canada as the home of his soul and resides in Vancouver.