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Buch, Mary Hawkins

 
9781550022940: Props on Her Sleeve

Synopsis

A first-hand account of the experiences of a young Canadian airwoman who served both in Canada and on overseas duty, this series of 150 letters brings home the day-to-day immediacy of life in uniform during the Second World War.

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À propos des auteurs

Mary Buch was born in Montreal, and after World War II lived for many years in that city's Lakeshore community. She served on the local school board and was actively involved in education at the provincial level. After graduation from College Marie-Victorin she worked with Youth Protection in Montreal. In 1983, following her retirement to Brockville, she became immersed in genealogy and local history, and is a past-president of the Brockville and District Historical Society.

Carolyn Gossage is the author of books on Ethiopian icons and crosses. She has also published a number of historical titles, including Greatcoats and Glamour Boots and The History of the Frankfurt Book Fair. She lives in Toronto and has taught history and English in Canada and abroad for over twenty years. She is also the author of a number of books including: A Question of Privilege, Canada's Independent Schools (1977).

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