Biography & Autobiography General
R.M. Patterson
A Life of Great Adventure
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2009
- Category
- General, General, Adventurers & Explorers
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894898959
- Publish Date
- Aug 2009
- List Price
- $19.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780921102755
- Publish Date
- May 2000
- List Price
- $29.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926971292
- Publish Date
- Jul 2011
- List Price
- $14.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 15
- Grade: 10
Description
David Finch’s highly regarded biography of R.M. Patterson is now available in paperback. The escapades of this great Canadian are brought to life in a story that combines the lure of gold, the thrill of wilderness exploration and comic tales about life on a southern Alberta ranch. With access to Patterson’s diaries, letters and photographs, as well as numerous interviews with Patterson and members of his family, Finch recounts the adventurous life of this well-loved outdoorsman, writer and rancher and sheds light on some of what Patterson left unsaid.
About the author
Born in Cuba, David Finch is a historical consultant living in Calgary. With more than twenty years of consulting experience, he is the author of several books on the oil industry, including Hell's Half Acre, and is a regular contributor to The Calgary Herald, Alberta Oil: The Magazine, and Alberta Views. David received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Dedicated Investigation and Professional Scholarship in the Study of Canadian Petroleum History from the Petroleum History Society of Calgary.
Librarian Reviews
R.M. Patterson: A Life of Great Adventure
Meticulously researched and adeptly written, this is a biography of an adventurer and writer, a southern Alberta homesteader, rancher and prisoner of war. Patterson lived in a time when wilderness adventures were daring expeditions in Canada’s Northern Frontier. The author incorporates the subject’s wry sense of humour into his lively stories. Patterson’s adventure some spirit resonates throughout his journal excerpts and letters home to his mother and friends in England. A quick learner, hard worker, smart businessman and good storyteller, Patterson was able to support his adventures through wise investments. While adventuring and raising a family, Patterson also published 18 works in his lifetime.Finch has written 12 historical books including Legendary Horseman: Images of Canadian West.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2010-2011.
