Neil Gower K.C. is a writer, and retired lawyer. Holding a B.A. in history, and an LL. B. from the University of Alberta, he has long enjoyed the outdoors as a skier, paddler and explorer. Gower’s extensive journeys through the largely unsettled lands of the west carry on a family tradition of exploration first recounted in his great, great Grandfather’s letters from the west starting in 1882.
Writing for his grandchildren, and the curious everywhere, Gower’s stories and reminiscences seek to instill a sense of that history through fresh eyes, sharing the grandeur of the Canadian northwest, the power and effect of its rivers, and the wisdom of the land. Neil Gower is the author of the best-selling biographical history, A Métis Man’s Dream, From Traplines to Tugboats in Canada’s North and BLUE SKY, RED CANOE, which explores the Red Deer River country of Alberta from the Rocky Mountains to Saskatchewan. Part memoir, part history, and part travelogue, the book is already getting stellar reviews! A lifelong volunteer, Neil has just completed 9 years of service on the board of directors of United for Literacy, formerly Frontier College, Canada's oldest literacy organization. www.NeilGower.ca |