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Gordon Shrum

An Autobiography with Peter Stursberg

by (author) Gordon Shrum & Peter Stursberg

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1986
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774844956
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774802307
    Publish Date
    Jan 1986
    List Price
    $42.00

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Description

This autobiography traces Shrum's beginnings on a southern Ontario farm, through his school and university years in Toronto, his distinguished academic career at UBC and his post-retirement careers as chancellor of Simon Fraser University, head of B.C. Hydro, Robson Square, and the Vancouver Museum.

About the authors

Gordon Shrum's profile page

Peter Stursberg landed his first job on the Victoria Daily Times, and this launched his distinguished career as an international journalist. He was the first with the troops in World War II, then a roving reporter for a British newspaper, a broadcaster for several years from the United Nations in New York and later, a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa. His other books include Agreement in Principle and The Sound of War.

Peter Stursberg's profile page

Editorial Reviews

This portrait is like Gordon Shrum: brisk, clear, forthright.

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