Extraordinary Canadians Maurice Richard
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Extraordinary Canadians Maurice Richard
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Author : Charles Foran
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Extraordinary Canadians Maurice Richard written by Charles Foran and has been published by Penguin Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in 1921 into a working-class family, Maurice Richard came of age as a French Canadian and athlete during an era when the majority population of Quebec slumbered. A proud, reticent man, Richard aspired only to score goals and win championships for the Montreal Canadiens. But he represented far more than a high-scoring forward who filled seats in NHL arenas. Beginning with his 50-goal, 50-game season in 1944-45 and through his battles with the league over bigotry toward French-Canadian players, Richard's on-ice ferocity and off-ice dignity echoed the change in Quebec. The March 1955 “Richard Riot,” in which fans went on a rampage to protest his suspension, contained the seeds of transformation. By the time Richard retired in 1960, Quebec had begun to reinvent itself as a modern, secular society. Author Charles Foran argues that the province's passionate identification with Richard's success and struggles emboldened its people and changed Canada irrevocably.
Extraordinary Canadians Maurice Richard
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Author : Charles Foran
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-09-03
Extraordinary Canadians Maurice Richard written by Charles Foran and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in 1921 into a working-class family, Maurice Richard came of age as a French Canadian and an athlete during an era when the majority population of Quebec slumbered. A proud, reticent man, Richard aspired only to score goals and win championships for the Montreal Canadiens. But he represented far more than an explosive forward who filled seats in NHL arenas; Richard’s on-ice ferocity and off-ice dignity echoed the change in Quebec. The March 1955 “Richard Riot” contained the seeds of transformation. And by the time he retired in 1960, Quebec had begun to reinvent itself as a modern, secular society. Charles Foran argues that the province’s passionate identification with Richard’s success and struggles emboldened its people and changed Canada irrevocably.
Maurice Richard
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Author : Chris Robinson
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2011-11
Maurice Richard written by Chris Robinson and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Maurice Richard was the greatest hockey player of the 20th century. He was also the most popular and respected hero of French-speaking Canadians. His career paralleled the dramatic changes that occurred in Quebec after the Second World War, when the Quebecois people asserted their equality and their rights. This new biography of Richard records his incredible career as a hockey player. It traces the connections between his successes on the ice and the growing self-confidence of the French-speaking people of Quebec.
Extraordinary Canadians Big Bear
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Author : Rudy Wiebe
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Release Date : 2008-12-02
Extraordinary Canadians Big Bear written by Rudy Wiebe and has been published by Penguin Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Big Bear (1825–1888) was a Plains Cree chief in Saskatchewan at a time when aboriginals were confronted with the disappearance of the buffalo and waves of European settlers that seemed destined to destroy the Indian way of life. In 1876 he refused to sign Treaty No. 6, until 1882, when his people were starving. Big Bear advocated negotiation over violence, but when the federal government refused to negotiate with aboriginal leaders, some of his followers killed 9 people at Frog Lake in 1885. Big Bear himself was arrested and imprisoned. Rudy Wiebe, author of a Governor General’s Award–winning novel about Big Bear, revisits the life of the eloquent statesman, one of Canada’s most important aboriginal leaders.
Maurice Rocket Richard
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Author : Chrys Goyens
language : en
Publisher: Team Power Publishing
Release Date : 2000
Maurice Rocket Richard written by Chrys Goyens and has been published by Team Power Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Marshall Mcluhan
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Author : Douglas Coupland
language : en
Publisher: Atlas and Company
Release Date : 2010-11-30
Marshall Mcluhan written by Douglas Coupland and has been published by Atlas and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Surveys the life and career of the social theorist best known for the quotation, "The medium is the message, " who helped shape the culture of the 1960s and predicted the future of television and the rise of the Internet.
The Rocket
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Author : Benoît Melançon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Rocket written by Benoît Melançon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Hockey categories.
In his 18 years with the Montréal Canadiens (1942-1960), Maurice Richard's story appeared everywhere from novels to songs, and his name marked streets and public squares. In this entertaining and lavishly illustrated biography, cultural historian Benoît Melançon traces the Rocket's elevation from mortal to myth. The book's opening pages revisit Richard's greatest feats and most memorable moments, from his 1955 suspension for hitting a referee to his standoff with NHL president Clarence Campbell that became a symbol of Quebec nationalism. Melançon then explores the Rocket's legend and mystique -- his burning eyes, wild temper, physical strength, and sudden tendency to break down in tears. The Rocket draws on a rich mix of print sources, photos, and illustrations to show how sportswriters, artists, playwrights, politicians, and ordinary citizens all played a part in immortalizing this extraordinary man and athlete.
Our Life With The Rocket
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Author : Roch Carrier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-02
Our Life With The Rocket written by Roch Carrier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02 with categories.
French Canadian hockey player Maurice Richard, The Rocket,Ó was the greatest player of his era & he remains an enduring icon of hockey excellence. Fans in Quebec province revered him & enthusiastically followed his matchless accomplishments. This book captures a world in which a brooding, taciturn athlete, who hated to speak publicly & rarely expressed opinions on anything, became a powerful, enduring symbol for French Canadians at a time when they felt painfully vulnerable amid Canada's English majority. The book is also about a young boy, Roch Carrier himself (the author), whose youthful worship of Richard was tempered by politics & personal life, & evolved into an entirely different sort of appreciation for an extraordinary man.
Extraordinary Canadians Wilfrid Laurier
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Author : Andre Pratte
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Extraordinary Canadians Wilfrid Laurier written by Andre Pratte and has been published by Penguin Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Everyone knows that Wilfrid Laurier was a great prime minister, an astonishing speaker, and a survivor. But nobody has looked at him as more than a mythological figure for a very long time. André Pratte, chief editorial writer of La Presse, uncovers Laurier's full complexity amid the charged political circumstances of the early 20th century. Laurier tried to unite a country deeply divided in the wake of the First World War, grappling with the thorny questions of minority rights, multiple cultures, and regional tensions. A superb orator—his defence of Louis Riel established him as perhaps Canada's greatest speaker—he talked to his listeners as if they were as intelligent and well-read as he. Pratte reveals a Laurier who did not have to create a special political strategy in order to deal with the complexities of Canada. His personality, in and of itself, was a mirror of that complexity. Pratte's Laurier affirms our long and stable history, while recognizing that events are never predictable. Like Laurier, great leaders must accept both to govern Canada successfully.
Louis Riel And Gabriel Dumont
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Author : Joseph Boyden
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Release Date : 2010
Louis Riel And Gabriel Dumont written by Joseph Boyden and has been published by Penguin Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188).