Canada from Afar
The Daily Telegraph Book of Canadian Obituaries
Biography & Memoir, Reference, Historical
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781459714373 | |
| Publisher: | Dundurn | Publication: | July 25, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781459714373 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn |
| Publication: | July 25, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn |
| Language: | English |
Canada From Afar is the fruit of the remarkable flowering of obituary writing in the London Daily Telegraph during the past ten years. These lively portraits of Canadians are informed, witty, sometimes quirky, occasionally iconoclastic.They include royal courtiers, politicians, businessmen, soldiers, sailors, airmen, scientists, explorers, novelists, artists, and even journalists. Among the prominent Canadians viewed from afar are persons such as Margaret Laurence, Joey Smallwood, K.C. Irving, Raymond Burr and A.J. Casson.
Canada From Afar is the fruit of the remarkable flowering of obituary writing in the London Daily Telegraph during the past ten years. These lively portraits of Canadians are informed, witty, sometimes quirky, occasionally iconoclastic.They include royal courtiers, politicians, businessmen, soldiers, sailors, airmen, scientists, explorers, novelists, artists, and even journalists. Among the prominent Canadians viewed from afar are persons such as Margaret Laurence, Joey Smallwood, K.C. Irving, Raymond Burr and A.J. Casson.
