Dragon hill publishing (188 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Running Uphill showcases Harry Jerome's race upon the treadmill of 'race,' where progress against racism is glacial, even for an Olympic sprinter. Fil Fraser explains this pernicious irony, this very Canadian paradox, in masterful, beautiful prose. His humour is a razor; his honesty is a guillotine. In Fraser's bio, heroic Jerome looms larger than life and too fast for anyone to weight him down with labels.George Elliott Clarke, Laureate, 2005-08Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellowship PrizeCanadian Sprinter Harry Jerome was the world's fastest man. He represented Canada in Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan American Games, simultaneously holding world records for both the 100-yard and 100-metre sprints. This is the heroic story of a young Black man who overcame crushing adversity to achieve national acclaim as an athlete and as a champion of human rights.When he was eleven, his family bought a heritage home in North Vancouver only to face a neighbourhood petition demanding their eviction. As he was making a name for himself in track and field, the Canadian sports press vilified him when he failed to finish two critical races because of serious injuries. However, despite the many challenges for a Black athlete in the 1960s, Jerome made Canadian sports history by winning the bronze medal in the 100-metre sprint at the Tokyo Olympics and gold medals at both the Commonwealth and Pan American Games. Jerome is immortalized by a graceful statue in Vancouver's Stanley Park, as well as by the multi-sport Harry Jerome Centre in North Vancouver. The Harry Jerome Awards, sponsored by the Black Business and Professional Association, are held annually in Toronto. …

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Paperback. Condición: Good. Running Uphill showcases Harry Jerome's race upon the treadmill of 'race,' where progress against racism is glacial, even for an Olympic sprinter. Fil Fraser explains this pernicious irony, this very Canadian paradox, in masterful, beautiful prose. His humour is a razor; his honesty is a guillotine. In Fraser's bio, heroic Jerome looms larger than life and too fast for anyone to weight him down with labels.George Elliott Clarke, Laureate, 2005-08Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellowship PrizeCanadian Sprinter Harry Jerome was the world's fastest man. He represented Canada in Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan American Games, simultaneously holding world records for both the 100-yard and 100-metre sprints. This is the heroic story of a young Black man who overcame crushing adversity to achieve national acclaim as an athlete and as a champion of human rights.When he was eleven, his family bought a heritage home in North Vancouver only to face a neighbourhood petition demanding their eviction. As he was making a name for himself in track and field, the Canadian sports press vilified him when he failed to finish two critical races because of serious injuries. However, despite the many challenges for a Black athlete in the 1960s, Jerome made Canadian sports history by winning the bronze medal in the 100-metre sprint at the Tokyo Olympics and gold medals at both the Commonwealth and Pan American Games. Jerome is immortalized by a graceful statue in Vancouver's Stanley Park, as well as by the multi-sport Harry Jerome Centre in North Vancouver. The Harry Jerome Awards, sponsored by the Black Business and Professional Association, are held annually in Toronto. …

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Jerry Haigh shares his adventures as a wildlife veterinarian with the University of Saskatchewan, whether in a clinic at the base of spectacular Mount Kenya in Africa or on the Canadian prairies. Haigh has healed wild animals such as moose, polar bears and even a toothless old lion. George, the resident lion of the Forestry Farm Zoo, had a tooth infection and needed a couple of stainless steel crowns, which was accomplished by Jerry and his team of four dentists. Jerry s study of the best cocktail of drugs for immobilizing various species has brought him in touch with researchers of black, grizzly, and polar bears, bison, moose and many others. Where Men Walk with Moose, an episode of Wild Kingdom, followed Jerry along with a team of moose researchers from the Department of Natural Resources. When the director of the Calgary Zoo needed dentistry for Foggy the Hippo, he turned to Jerry with his skill at immobilizing a wide variety of species and his ingenuity with a Gigli saw. Jerry and his family were called upon to save a black bear cub orphaned by an earthmover, using bottle feeding and other ingenious methods. At the invitation of Ray Schweinsburg, biologist for Canada s Northwest Territories, Haigh spent time at Pond Inlet (now Qikiqtaaluk) on the eastern shore of Baffin Island and used his specialized techniques for animal immobilization and collecting samples for research on the polar bear, the icon of Canada s wildlife. This volume is filled with more heart-warming and exciting stories from a time when being a wildlife veterinarian was a rare occupation.…

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The Scots in Canada made their mark as explorers, fur traders, soldiers, business leaders, prime ministers and more. Ex-pat Paul Cowan marks their journey from his native land to the New World.

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Jerry Haigh shares his adventures as a wildlife veterinarian with the University of Saskatchewan, whether in a clinic at the base of spectacular Mount Kenya in Africa or on the Canadian prairies. Haigh has healed wild animals such as moose, polar bears and even a toothless old lion. George, the resident lion of the Forestry Farm Zoo, had a tooth infection and needed a couple of stainless steel crowns, which was accomplished by Jerry and his team of four dentists. Jerry s study of the best cocktail of drugs for immobilizing various species has brought him in touch with researchers of black, grizzly, and polar bears, bison, moose and many others. Where Men Walk with Moose, an episode of Wild Kingdom, followed Jerry along with a team of moose researchers from the Department of Natural Resources. When the director of the Calgary Zoo needed dentistry for Foggy the Hippo, he turned to Jerry with his skill at immobilizing a wide variety of species and his ingenuity with a Gigli saw. Jerry and his family were called upon to save a black bear cub orphaned by an earthmover, using bottle feeding and other ingenious methods. At the invitation of Ray Schweinsburg, biologist for Canada s Northwest Territories, Haigh spent time at Pond Inlet (now Qikiqtaaluk) on the eastern shore of Baffin Island and used his specialized techniques for animal immobilization and collecting samples for research on the polar bear, the icon of Canada s wildlife. This volume is filled with more heart-warming and exciting stories from a time when being a wildlife veterinarian was a rare occupation.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The Scots in Canada made their mark as explorers, fur traders, soldiers, business leaders, prime ministers and more. Ex-pat Paul Cowan marks their journey from his native land to the New World.

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