Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr S F Monestime, Canada's First Black Mayor ( Mattawa, Ontario Local History / Biography )( Saint-Firmin )
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Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr S F Monestime, Canada's First Black Mayor ( Mattawa, Ontario Local History / Biography )( Saint-Firmin ) (2009)
EN PB US SIISBN: 9781896974088 bzw. 1896974082, in Englisch, Powassan, ON: Past Forward Heritage, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing, Taschenbuch, gebraucht, signiert.
Lieferung aus: Kanada, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Leonard Shoup.
Ontario: Powassan, ON: Past Forward Heritage, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2009. ----------large (quarto) softcover, a solid Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear, signed by Mackey, 79 pages, b&w photos, ---"When two diverse and distinct cultures meet in Mattawa in the 1950s it makes for an improbable story. Read about a remarkable Black doctor from the Caribbean nation of Haiti and an attractive Russian woman from wartorn Europe and their struggle to find their place in a multicultural Canada . Will integrity and hard work be enough to overcome the odds and make for a meaningful life? Read this powerful and moving story that unfolds where the Ottawa and Mattawa Rivers meet. This book is a chronological history of the Monestime family from their places of birth to the present day. In the case of Dr. Monestime, it covers his life from his Haitian birth on December 16, 1909 through 100 years including his children and grandchildren, to the present day. This book is the story of a man, who was a doctor for forty years, including successful careers in Haiti and Canada , two long periods of medical training, thousands of operations as a surgeon, and many births as a doctor; he could be remembered for this alone. But the story is much more than that, when you add his widely recognized remarkable political career as Canada ´s, if not North America ´s, first Black mayor. The legacy of his achievements for the people of Mattawa and beyond has made him something of a legend"---, ISBN on copyright page is 9781896974088, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Photo Cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Leonard Shoup.
Ontario: Powassan, ON: Past Forward Heritage, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2009. ----------large (quarto) softcover, a solid Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear, signed by Mackey, 79 pages, b&w photos, ---"When two diverse and distinct cultures meet in Mattawa in the 1950s it makes for an improbable story. Read about a remarkable Black doctor from the Caribbean nation of Haiti and an attractive Russian woman from wartorn Europe and their struggle to find their place in a multicultural Canada . Will integrity and hard work be enough to overcome the odds and make for a meaningful life? Read this powerful and moving story that unfolds where the Ottawa and Mattawa Rivers meet. This book is a chronological history of the Monestime family from their places of birth to the present day. In the case of Dr. Monestime, it covers his life from his Haitian birth on December 16, 1909 through 100 years including his children and grandchildren, to the present day. This book is the story of a man, who was a doctor for forty years, including successful careers in Haiti and Canada , two long periods of medical training, thousands of operations as a surgeon, and many births as a doctor; he could be remembered for this alone. But the story is much more than that, when you add his widely recognized remarkable political career as Canada ´s, if not North America ´s, first Black mayor. The legacy of his achievements for the people of Mattawa and beyond has made him something of a legend"---, ISBN on copyright page is 9781896974088, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Photo Cover.
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Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr. S. F. Monestime Canada's First Black Mayor
EN NWISBN: 9781896974088 bzw. 1896974082, in Englisch, Past Forward Heritage Ltd. neu.
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Doug Mackey, Books, History, Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr. S. F. Monestime Canada's First Black Mayor, When two diverse and distinct cultures meet in Mattawa in the 1950s it makes for an improbable story. Read about a remarkable Black doctor from the Caribbean nation of Haiti and an attractive Russian woman from wartorn Europe and their struggle to find their place in a multicultural Canada. Will integrity and hard work be enough to overcome the odds and make for a meaningful life? Read this powerful and moving story that unfolds where the Ottawa and Mattawa Rivers meet. This book is a chronological history of the Monestime family from their places of birth to the present day. In the case of Dr. Monestime, it covers his life from his Haitian birth on December 16, 1909 through 100 years including his children and grandchildren, to the present day. This book is the story of a man, who was a doctor for forty years, including successful careers in Haiti and Canada, two long periods of medical training, thousands of operations as a surgeon, and many births as a doctor; he could be remembered for this alone. But the story is much more than that, when you add his widely recognized remarkable political career as Canada's, if not North America's, first Black mayor. The legacy of his achievements for the people of Mattawa and beyond has made him something of a legend.
Doug Mackey, Books, History, Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr. S. F. Monestime Canada's First Black Mayor, When two diverse and distinct cultures meet in Mattawa in the 1950s it makes for an improbable story. Read about a remarkable Black doctor from the Caribbean nation of Haiti and an attractive Russian woman from wartorn Europe and their struggle to find their place in a multicultural Canada. Will integrity and hard work be enough to overcome the odds and make for a meaningful life? Read this powerful and moving story that unfolds where the Ottawa and Mattawa Rivers meet. This book is a chronological history of the Monestime family from their places of birth to the present day. In the case of Dr. Monestime, it covers his life from his Haitian birth on December 16, 1909 through 100 years including his children and grandchildren, to the present day. This book is the story of a man, who was a doctor for forty years, including successful careers in Haiti and Canada, two long periods of medical training, thousands of operations as a surgeon, and many births as a doctor; he could be remembered for this alone. But the story is much more than that, when you add his widely recognized remarkable political career as Canada's, if not North America's, first Black mayor. The legacy of his achievements for the people of Mattawa and beyond has made him something of a legend.
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