Clarkson, Adrienne 1939-
Norman Bethune / Adrienne Clarkson ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul (Series Editor). - 1st ed. - Toronto, ON : Penguin Canada, 2011. - 200 p. : cov. ill. ; 20 cm. - Extraordinary Canadians .
An Introduction by John Ralston Saul -- Chapter 1: A Man Who Is of Value to the People -- Chapter 2: Reach Out and Take the Hand of the Toiler -- Chapter 3: Fear Is the Great Destroyer of Happiness -- Chapter 4: The Stormy Petrel -- Chapter 5: A Tiger of Sweetness, of Fierceness and Delight -- Chapter 6: Those Who in Their Lives Fought for Life -- Chapter 7: Every Leader Starts by First Leading Himself -- Epilogue: Seventy Years Later
"The stormy and inspirational life of a Canadian doctor who is a hero in China. Honoured as a hero in China, Ontario-born Norman Bethune was a surgeon, medical innovator, and charismatic political activist who deployed his skills on the battlefields of Spain and China in the 1930s. His prodigious energy included inventing surgical instruments, mobile blood-transfusion units, teaching, and advocating for social justice at home and abroad. Adrienne Clarkson, a Chinese Canadian, has always been fascinated by the dynamic man who married his social conscience to his medical mission. Reviled as a Communist by some, revered as a humanitarian by others, Bethune was a complicated, inspirational figure who lived and loved on a large canvas" (Publisher's website)
9780143167754 (pbk)
Norman Bethune 1890-1939 --Biography.
Physicians.--Biography.
Proficient.
C1 (CEFR).
Immigration--Biography.
Canada--Biography.
China--Biography.
Norman Bethune / Adrienne Clarkson ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul (Series Editor). - 1st ed. - Toronto, ON : Penguin Canada, 2011. - 200 p. : cov. ill. ; 20 cm. - Extraordinary Canadians .
An Introduction by John Ralston Saul -- Chapter 1: A Man Who Is of Value to the People -- Chapter 2: Reach Out and Take the Hand of the Toiler -- Chapter 3: Fear Is the Great Destroyer of Happiness -- Chapter 4: The Stormy Petrel -- Chapter 5: A Tiger of Sweetness, of Fierceness and Delight -- Chapter 6: Those Who in Their Lives Fought for Life -- Chapter 7: Every Leader Starts by First Leading Himself -- Epilogue: Seventy Years Later
"The stormy and inspirational life of a Canadian doctor who is a hero in China. Honoured as a hero in China, Ontario-born Norman Bethune was a surgeon, medical innovator, and charismatic political activist who deployed his skills on the battlefields of Spain and China in the 1930s. His prodigious energy included inventing surgical instruments, mobile blood-transfusion units, teaching, and advocating for social justice at home and abroad. Adrienne Clarkson, a Chinese Canadian, has always been fascinated by the dynamic man who married his social conscience to his medical mission. Reviled as a Communist by some, revered as a humanitarian by others, Bethune was a complicated, inspirational figure who lived and loved on a large canvas" (Publisher's website)
9780143167754 (pbk)
Norman Bethune 1890-1939 --Biography.
Physicians.--Biography.
Proficient.
C1 (CEFR).
Immigration--Biography.
Canada--Biography.
China--Biography.