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"In a wonderfully evocative portrait of the Depression generation, Robert Collins has captured the sweet innocence and defiant pride of Canadians who grew up in the Dirty Thirties, won the war, and spawned post-war prosperity and the baby boomers. It's a joyous read."
-Knowlton Nash
"Bears the mark of a veteran journalist."
-"Globe and Mail"
"Evoking a thousand memories, Robert Collins has woven a rich and vari-coloured tapestry of the poignant and courageous lives of many who were there. For those who were not, these stories will perhaps bring appreciation and understanding of the generation and the time that was."
-Betty Kennedy
"Robert Collins has helped make these people, who gave so much, more permament in Canada's collective memory. For them and for him I'm grateful."
-"Financial Post"
"Through moving interviews with people across Canada, [Collins] develops an overview of a generation."
-"Kitchener-Waterloo Record"
"This is Canadian history in an accessible and entertaining package."
-"Saskatoon Star-Phoenix"
"Immensely enjoyable....Heartily recommended."
-"Halifax Daily News"
"From the Hardcover edition."
In a wonderfully evocative portrait of the Depression generation, Robert Collins has captured the sweet innocence and defiant pride of Canadians who grew up in the Dirty Thirties, won the war, and spawned post-war prosperity and the baby boomers. It s a joyous read.
Knowlton Nash
Bears the mark of a veteran journalist.
Globe and Mail
Evoking a thousand memories, Robert Collins has woven a rich and vari-coloured tapestry of the poignant and courageous lives of many who were there. For those who were not, these stories will perhaps bring appreciation and understanding of the generation and the time that was.
Betty Kennedy
Robert Collins has helped make these people, who gave so much, more permament in Canada s collective memory. For them and for him I m grateful.
Financial Post
Through moving interviews with people across Canada, [Collins] develops an overview of a generation.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
This is Canadian history in an accessible and entertaining package.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Immensely enjoyable. Heartily recommended.
Halifax Daily News
From the Hardcover edition."
They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change – from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation is likely to regain. They are proudly “old fashioned” in their outlook, hardworking, and frugal in their ways. They are the last enthusiastic patriots, the last to accept authority with respect. They are the last generation to have reached adulthood without television, credit cards, computers, or the Pill. Their younger critics may call them “old fogies”; Robert Collins calls them Generation M, for mature.
In You Had to Be There, Robert Collins gives us the entire history of this extraordinary and hugely influential generation. Through this fascinating story he weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country, who speak with humour, regret, and passion about the hardships and triumphs of their lives and about the widening gap between themselves and the rest of Canada.
Generation gaps are as old as humankind, but rarely has there been as much misunderstanding and veiled animosity as there is between young and old today. Robert Collins accounts for the prejudices, pokes fun at the rivalries, and, with humour and sympathy, invites younger Canadians to re-examine their parents’ or grandparents’ lives and consider, maybe for the first time, the true proportion of their legacy.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Librería: Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, Reino Unido
Condición: Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z1-L-032-01291
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Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: FORT744480
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Librería: Alhambra Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 309 pp, index, b/w plates. Wraps have edge and corner wear. Previous owner's rubber stamp - interior o/w unmarked. Spine straight and uncreased. Nº de ref. del artículo: 019094
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Librería: Mad Hatter Bookstore, Westbank, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Remaindered.Owners signatrure. McClelland and Stewart, 1997. An intimate portrait of the generation that survived the Depression, won the War, and re-invented Canada . immensely enjoyable . Through this fascinating story , the author weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country , who speak with humor, regret and passion about their defining trials and their hard-won triumphs.They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change - from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation is likely to regain. They are proudly old fashioned in their outlook, hardworking, and frugal in their ways. They are the last enthusiastic patriots, the last to accept authority with respect. They are the last generation to have reached adulthood without television, credit cards, computers, or the Pill. Their younger critics may call them old fogies ; Robert Collins calls them Generation M, for mature. In You Had to Be There, Robert Collins gives us the entire history of this extraordinary and hugely influential generation. Through this fascinating story he weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country, who speak with humour, regret, and passion about the hardships and triumphs of their lives and about the widening gap between themselves and the rest of Canada. Generation gaps are as old as humankind, but rarely has there been as much misunderstanding and veiled animosity as there is between young and old today. Robert Collins accounts for the prejudices, pokes fun at the rivalries, and, with humour and sympathy, invites younger Canadians to re-examine their parents or grandparents lives and consider, maybe for the first time, the true proportion of their legacy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 005161
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Librería: Mad Hatter Bookstore, Westbank, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A tight and unmarked copy-" They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation is likely to regain. They are proudly old-fashioned in their outlook, hardworking, and frugal in their ways. They are the last enthusiastic patriots, the last to accept authority with respect. They are the last generation to have reached adulthood without television, credit cards, computers, or the Pill. Their younger critics may call them old fogies; Robert Collins calls them Generation M, for mature. In You Had to Be There, Robert Collins gives us the entire history of this extraordinary and hugely influential generation. Through this fascinating story, he weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country, who speak with humor, regret, and passion about the hardships and triumphs of their lives and the widening gap between themselves and the rest of Canada. Generation gaps are as old as humankind, but rarely has there been as much misunderstanding and veiled animosity as there is between young and old today. Robert Collins accounts for the prejudices, pokes fun at the rivalries, and, with humor and sympathy, invites younger Canadians to re-examine their parent's or grandparents lives and consider, maybe for the first time, the true proportion of their legacy."-Light edge wear. Nº de ref. del artículo: 024033
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