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Gordie

An Unauthorized Biography of Gordie Howe

by (author) Roy MacSkimming

Publisher
Greystone Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Feb 2015
Category
Hockey, Sports
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771000611
    Publish Date
    Feb 2015
    List Price
    $15.95

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"p class=""book_description"">Praised by reviewers, Gordie: A Hockey Legend has been a best seller in both hardcover and paperback, and it remains the only full-length biography to cover Gordie Howe's entire playing career. In the introduction, author Roy MacSkimming recounts Gordie and Colleen Howe's reactions to this unauthorized biography, relates Howe's many attempts to retire, and describes the tragic illness that afflicted Colleen Howe and transformed the couple's life together. Gordie reminds us of Howe's enduring importance in the rapidly changing world of hockey."

About the author

Roy MacSkimming is a sometime defenseman (shoots left), hockey dad and lifelong fan. In addition to two hockey books, Gordie: A Hockey Legend and Cold War: The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972, both published by Greystone, he has written four novels, including Macdonald and Laurier in Love, as well as The Perilous Trade: Publishing Canada's Writers. His website is www.roymacskimming.com .

He lives in Perth, Ontario.

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