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Abandoned Manitoba by Gordon Goldsborough Link to: Where to Buy | See Also | The Author Based on the series on CBC’s Weekend Morning Show, Abandoned Manitoba: From Residential Schools to Bank Vaults to Grain Elevators from Great Plains Publications is a full-colour, richly illustrated book that looks at 36 abandoned sites around Manitoba, describing their features, what caused them to be abandoned, and what they tell us about the history of the province. Published by Great Plains Publications ISBN 978-1927855485 264 pages $29.95 18 October 2016

More Abandoned Manitoba: Rivers, Rails, and Ruins by Gordon Goldsborough Gordon Goldsborough returns with more compelling abandoned sites from across Manitoba. Armed with a drone and a deep curiosity about local history, Gordon had more stories to share than could fit into one book. Adventure into abandoned quarries, dance halls, and more! Abandoned Manitoba was a runaway success in 2016, becoming the top selling non-fiction book of the year in Manitoba. Join Gordon Goldsborough on further adventures across our province, discovering how we got here through the architecture of our past.

Where to Buy

RETAIL McNally Robinson Booksellers 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg 204-475-0483 800-561-1833 (toll-free) FortWhyte Alive Gift Shop 1961 McCreary Road, Winnipeg Tergesen’s General Merchant 82 First Avenue, Gimli 204-642-5958 Coles Brandon Shoppers Mall, 1570 - 18th Street, Brandon 204-571-9196 Chapters St. Vital Unit 85 - 1225 St Mary’s Road, Winnipeg 204-256-0777 Chapters Polo Festival 695 Empress Street, Winnipeg 204-775-5999 And at fine bookstores everywhere

ONLINE Great Plains Publications McNally Robinson Booksellers Amazon Chapters-Indigo

See Also

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba

The Author

Gordon Goldsborough is the Head Researcher, Webmaster, and a Past President of the Manitoba Historical Society, and Production Coordinator & Pageant Editor of Manitoba History magazine. For the past six years, he has been mapping historic sites all over Manitoba, including schools, churches, stores, homes, grain elevators, military bases, and more. Besides his historical interests, Goldsborough is a member of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba. He is a water quality specialist concerned with the impacts of humans on lakes and wetlands. He is the Chair of the Manitoba Water Council and a representative for Canada on the International Joint Commission’s International Red River Board. Contact the author at gordon@mhs.mb.ca.

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