Biography & Autobiography Historical
Scenes from a Life
The Stories of Frank Vanyo
- Publisher
- Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
- Initial publish date
- May 2003
- Category
- Historical, Military
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894431026
- Publish Date
- May 2003
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
From his prairie childhood of the '20s to his experiences as an itinerant worker riding the rails during the Dirty Thirties, from riding the range and mining ore in B.C. to serving in the tank corps in Italy during the Second World War, from knee-bolting in a sawmill to bulldozing roads, Frank Vanyo's compilation of memories--written with humour and nostalgia--convey the harsh realities of a bygone era and a man's determination to live life to the fullest despite them.
About the author
Frank Vanyo was born in 1922 near Lestock, Saskatchewan. As a teenager, he rode the rails across the prairies. He has worked as a farmhand, dairyman, cowboy, miner, tank driver-mechanic, logger and construction worker. Now a great-grandfather, Frank enjoys writing, golfing and teasing the younger members of his extended family. He lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.