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list price: $9.99
category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Jan 1999
ISBN:9781459715707
publisher:
Dundurn
list price: $9.99
category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Jan 1999
ISBN:9781459715707
publisher:
Dundurn
Description
Killed by a sharpshooter at the Battle of Queenston Heights, Isaac Brock is revered as a fallen hero and the saviour of Upper Canada in the War of 1812. But he did much more. From a daring swim off the Channel Island of Guernsey to a fantastical duel in Barbados to Horatio Nelson's victory at the Battle of Copenhagen, Isaac Brock's life was one adventure after another.
About the Author
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Ven Begamudré was born in South India and immigrated to Canada with his family when he was six. Among his publications are a novel, Van de Graaff Days, a collection of poetry, The Lightness Which is Our World Seen From Afar, and a biography, Isaac Brock: Larger Than Life. His short-story collection Laterna Magika was a best book finalist in the Commonwealth Prize Canada-Caribbean division. Begamudré has completed numerous writer-in-residence appointments, most recently at Iowa State University. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Contributor Notes
Ven Begamudré was born in Bangalore, India, in 1956 and emigrated to Canada with his family when he was six. In addition to short stories and novels, Begamudré has written a biography, and has edited or co-edited a couple of literary collections. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan and the island of Bali.
