Remembering John McCrae

ISBN: 0439935601

Author: Granfield, Linda

Condition: Used

Product DescriptionThis award-winning tribute to the author of "In Flanders Fields" is now available in paperback."In Flanders Fields the poppies blow/Between the crosses, row on row..."Every Canadian student, teacher, and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem is a poet who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life story has been largely unknown.In Remembering John McCrae, Linda Granfield, one of Canada's finest historians and celebrated authors of non-fiction for young readers, has compiled a beautiful tribute. In an accessible "scrapbook" style, more than one hundred photos, paintings, and documents are displayed to help create an intimate portrait of a true hero. Readers will learn about his life as a doctor and teacher of medicine, about his tour of duty in the Boer War, and of course, about his service in WWI, where he experienced a loss so profound it moved him to write "In Flanders Fields."About the AuthorLinda Granfield is one of Canada's leading non-fiction researchers and writers. She is the author of "97 Orchard Street, New York: Stories of Immigrant Life," "High Flight: A Story of World War II, Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn," and "In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae."