Gordon Shrum
An Autobiography with Peter Stursberg
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774844956
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
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- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774802307
- Publish Date
- Jan 1986
- List Price
- $42.00
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Description
This autobiography traces Shrum's beginnings on a southern Ontario farm, through his school and university years in Toronto, his distinguished academic career at UBC and his post-retirement careers as chancellor of Simon Fraser University, head of B.C. Hydro, Robson Square, and the Vancouver Museum.
About the authors
Peter Stursberg landed his first job on the Victoria Daily Times, and this launched his distinguished career as an international journalist. He was the first with the troops in World War II, then a roving reporter for a British newspaper, a broadcaster for several years from the United Nations in New York and later, a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa. His other books include Agreement in Principle and The Sound of War.
Editorial Reviews
This portrait is like Gordon Shrum: brisk, clear, forthright.
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