Canada from afar : the Daily telegraph book of Canadian obituaries / edited by David Twiston Davies.
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, soldier...
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| Alternate Title: | Daily telegraph book of Canadian obituaries |
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Toronto, Ont. ; Oxford ; Niagra Falls, N.Y. : Dundurn Press, ©1996. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781554881161 1554881161 9781554886036 1554886031 9781550022520 1550022520 9781459714373 1459714377 1281958115 9781281958112 9786611958114 6611958118 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |