Now You Know Canada's Heroes

by Doug Lennox

Overview

When it comes to Q&A trivia, Doug Lennox has no peer. Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Norman Bethune, Terry Fox, and Roberta Bondar are all Canadian icons we've come to cherish. Doug gives the dope on all those famous heroes and many more, but you'll also discover the amazing courage, pluck, and accomplishments of Upper Canada Rebellion heroine Elizabeth Barnett, privateer Joseph Barss, the Angel of Long Point Abigail Becker, the First Lady of Labrador Mina Hubbard, and Second World War pilot Charley Fox - genuine heroes all!

• Who was the "musketeer in petticoats"?
• Who was the "Laura Secord of Gananoque"?
• What War of 1812 privateer was the founder of a major Canadian bank?
• How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe?
• Who was the first Canadian firefighter to die in the line of duty?
• How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907?
• Who was the first Black woman electedt o Canada's Parliament?
• How did a dog named Gander become a Canadian war hero?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554884445
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	08/24/2009
Series:	Now You Know , #16
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Doug Lennox is an internationally acclaimed broadcaster, a veteran character actor, a commercial voice artist, and a bestselling author. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television features, including X-Men, Police Academy, Lonesome Dove, and Against the Ropes, and has shared screen time with Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, James Garner, Burt Reynolds, Holly Hunter, Charles Bronson, Eric McCormack, Gary Oldman. He lives in Toronto.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Courage in Battle 11

To Serve and Protect 49

Larger-Than-Life Legends 59

Valiant Women 68

Prodigies of Science, Invention, and Medicine 87

Brave Young Canadians 96

In the Line of Duty 102

Civilian Heroes 108

Intrepid Explorers 115

Native Icons 125

Paragons of Politics 132

Canada's Rebels 139

Champions of Sport 149

Martyrs and Marchers 157

Marathon Men and Women 161

Amazing Animals 170

Question and Feature List 175