Saskatchewan Heroes and Rogues - Softcover

Millar, Ruth

9781550502893: Saskatchewan Heroes and Rogues

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550502891 ISBN 13: 9781550502893

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, 2004

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Heroes. . . Rogues. . . Adventures all!
Twelve amazing Saskatchewan men and women.

Saskatchewan has contributed its share of vibrant characters to the national and world stages. Some are well documented. Others, undeservedly, are less well known. The qualities that link the extraordinary people in Saskatchewan Heroes and Rogues, who represent all shades of moral character, are audacity, an unfailing belief in their own convictions, the unquenchable will to survive adversity. All to some extent defied the conventions of the day. Few of these lives are blighted by the poignancy of missed opportunities or roads not taken.

Writer-researcher Ruth Millar tells twelve stories that illustrate the wonderful variety, ingenuity, courage, and the sometimes waywardness of the Saskatchewan character, including:

Norman Falkner, the famous one-legged figure skater
Kathleen Rice, daring lady prospector
"Two-Gun" Cohen, who became an advisor to Sun Yat-sen
Joan Bamford Fletcher, who led 2,000 survivors out of a WWII prison camp
Richard St. Barbe Baker, internationally famous "Man of the Trees"
Emma Woikin, small-town girl turned spy
Big Tom Hourie, who swam the icy South Saskatchewan

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About the Author:

Ruth Millar is a well-known Saskatoon historian, librarian and former journalist. She worked for many years as the head of the history room at the Saskatoon Public Library. She made numerous appearances in periodicals such as Arts West, Western People, Saskatoon History Review, and Saskatchewan History, and on radio and television programs, including "Basic Black". She has also published short stories, written historical video scripts, and prepared historical photo exhibits and bibliographies.

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