My Life as a Dame: The Personal and Political in the Writings of Christina McCall -Edited By Stephen Clarkson (signed)

Clarkson, Stephen (signed)(edited by); Foreword By Eleanor Wachtel ( Christina McCall [ Newman ] related)

ISBN 10: 0887842216 / ISBN 13: 9780887842214

Edité par Toronto, ON: House of Anansi, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing, Toronto, Ontario, 2008

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------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed and inscribed "This copy of (title used) My Life as a Dame is inscribed for Bob and Ruth with best wishes Stephen Clarkson 22.X.08", 369 pages,---"In February 1956, a remarkable young woman named Christina McCall began her working life as an editorial secretary at Maclean's magazine. It was a legendary time there, when the likes of Pierre Berton, Robert Fulford, June Callwood, Peter Gzowski, and Peter C. Newman graced the magazine's pages. McCall would come to join that illustrious group, and be considered not only one of the best political writers of her generation, but a pioneer for women in journalism and one of Canada's most brilliant minds. For the first time, the best of McCall's articles and essays have been collected in one definitive volume alongside excerpts from her unfinished memoirs. Covering topics from the Alberta oil boom to the rise of divorce rates in Canada to in-depth profiles of the Ottawa establishment, McCall's clear-eyed observations are not only laced with insight, humour, and compassion, they continue to be relevant today"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 6.25w x 8.75h Inches.

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• Titre: My Life as a Dame: The Personal and Political in the Writings of Christina McCall -Edited By Stephen Clarkson (signed)
• Éditeur: Toronto, ON: House of Anansi, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing, Toronto, Ontario
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0887842216
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780887842214
• Reliure: Hard Cover
• Illustrateur: Photo Cover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Signé: Signed (see description)
• Type de livre: NOT Price Clipped
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