Heroes Canadian Champions, Dark Horses and Icons

Newman, Peter Charles (author.). OverDrive, Inc. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781443404495 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1443404497 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pt. 1. The Arts. Margaret Atwood: the corrugated madonna ; The tempestuous vision of Irving Layton ; A fond farewell to Robertson Davies ; The "Fillum" moguls who made me ; Terry Fox on the run ; Jack McClelland: the authors' publisher ; Hugh MacLennan: charting Canada's psyche ; Remembering Pierre Berton, the big foot of CanLit ; June Callwood: a passion for compassion ; Jack Poole: the shy birth father of the Vancouver Olympics ; Marshall McLuhan: calling planet Earth ; Ralph Allen: the man from Oxbow ; Homage to Christina McCall.