The Canadians
Biographies of a Nation Volume III
- Publisher
- McArthur & Company
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2002
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552783184
- Publish Date
- Dec 2002
- List Price
- $24.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552781708
- Publish Date
- Jan 2001
- List Price
- $19.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552782408
- Publish Date
- Oct 2001
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
Canadian characters come to life in the History Television series of the same name hosted and overseen by the enormously talented Patrick Watson. Based on the award-winning series, Watson's first two collections of these biographies have already sold over 20,000 copies in Canada.In this third volume we meet more fascinating Canadians: * Georges Vanier, Canada’s first French Governor-General, and one of Canada’s greatest leaders whose religion actually informed his long and eventful life; * Samuel Cunard, who founded a shipping line which is now an international line which still bears the family name; * Alexander Fleming, the "timemaster" who invented Standard Time; * Fred Rose, the only communist ever elected to Canadian Parliament, who was arrested as a spy and turned out to be the man who’d been feeding Igor Gouzenko information; * the brilliant native artist Robert Markle; and * General John DeChastelain, who is presently in Belfast trying to hammer out a peace agreement with the IRA and who has just discovered a looming family secret: his mother Marion was a spy.Written in his inimitable and dramatic style, the 16 minibiographies in this collection showcase Patrick Watson's ability to make Canadian history tremendously exciting and appealing.
About the authors
PATRICK WATSON is best known for his work in television current affairs and documentary film. Ahmek is his first book for young readers, but Patrick’s adult titles include novels, biographies, and works of social and political studies. He has received honorary doctorates in Letters and in Laws, and a number of television and documentary awards. In 1981 he was named an officer of the Order of Canada and from 1989–1994 was Chairman of the CBC.
Hugh Graham has written on Afghanistan and Iraq for The Walrus and The Toronto Star. Previous fiction titles include Last Words and Ploughing the Seas (Exile Editions) and his short fiction has appeared in Descant, Exile Quarterly, The Antigonish Review, The Fiddlehead and New Quarterly.
