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One Family's War: The Wartime Letters of Clarence Bourassa, 1940-1944
Rollie Bourassa
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Description for One Family's War: The Wartime Letters of Clarence Bourassa, 1940-1944
Paperback. Editor(s): Bourassa, Rollie. Num Pages: 604 pages, 22. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 800.
For half a century a box had lain undisturbed, buried under years of accumulated clutter in the back room of a house. The contents of the box: stacks of letters, neatly bundled in chronological order, four years' worth. The letter writer was Clarence Bourassa who had enlisted with the South Saskatchewan Regiment in March 1940. Clarence's son, Rollie, had never known of the letters' existence. His mother, to whom the letters were written, had never spoken of them. Then, in 1995, Rollie discovered the letters and he came to know the father who had never returned from war. The correspondence ... Read more
For half a century a box had lain undisturbed, buried under years of accumulated clutter in the back room of a house. The contents of the box: stacks of letters, neatly bundled in chronological order, four years' worth. The letter writer was Clarence Bourassa who had enlisted with the South Saskatchewan Regiment in March 1940. Clarence's son, Rollie, had never known of the letters' existence. His mother, to whom the letters were written, had never spoken of them. Then, in 1995, Rollie discovered the letters and he came to know the father who had never returned from war. The correspondence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
604
Place of Publication
Regina, Canada
ISBN
9780889773202
SKU
V9780889773202
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About Rollie Bourassa
Rollie Bourassa is a commercial artist in Saskatchewan and a well-known personality. For more than 30 years, he has been the Regina Pats mascot, K-9.
Reviews for One Family's War: The Wartime Letters of Clarence Bourassa, 1940-1944
"This book deserves to be read by all Canadians".
Keith Foster
Keith Foster