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Country Canada Pages 320 pp. ISBN 9780002007245 Subject Construction | 3.8/5 Goodreads Publication date August 24, 2006 Originally published 24 August 2006 Genre Non-fiction Publisher HarperCollins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Causeway: A Passage from Innocence is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Linden MacIntyre, first published in August 2006 by Harper Collins. In the book, the author recounts the 1950s construction of the Canso Causeway, linking Cape Breton to mainland Nova Scotia. MacIntyre reflects on changing ways of life and his relationship with his father. Causeway is a strong narrative of changing times and vanishing landscapes.
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About the author
MacIntyre is a distinguished broadcaster, born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, and raised in Port Hastings, Cape Breton. He began his career reporting news at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, joining CBC Television in 1976 as a story editor. MacIntyre would soon host his own program, "The MacIntyre File". He moved to Toronto in 1980 re-joining CBC, where he currently co-hosts a program called the Fifth Estate.
Awards and honours
Causeway received the 2007 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".