Goodread biographies (25 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Maria Cambpell's biography is a classic, vital account of a young M tis woman's struggle to come to terms with the joys, sorrows, loves and tragedies of her northern Saskatchewan childhood. Maria was a strong and sensitive child who lived in a community robbed of its pride and dignity by the dominant culture. At 15 she tried in vain to escape by marrying a white man, only to find herself trapped in the slums of Vancouver--addicted to drugs, tempted by suicide, close to death. But the inspiration of her Cree great-grandmother, Cheechum, gives her confidence in herself and in her people, confidence she needs to survive and to thrive. Half-Breed offers an unparalleled understanding of the M tis people and of the racism and hatred they face. Maria Campbell's story cannot be denied and it cannot be forgotten: it stands as a challenge to all Canadians who believe in human rights and human dignity.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. Maria Cambpell's biography is a classic, vital account of a young M tis woman's struggle to come to terms with the joys, sorrows, loves and tragedies of her northern Saskatchewan childhood. Maria was a strong and sensitive child who lived in a community robbed of its pride and dignity by the dominant culture. At 15 she tried in vain to escape by marrying a white man, only to find herself trapped in the slums of Vancouver--addicted to drugs, tempted by suicide, close to death. But the inspiration of her Cree great-grandmother, Cheechum, gives her confidence in herself and in her people, confidence she needs to survive and to thrive. Half-Breed offers an unparalleled understanding of the M tis people and of the racism and hatred they face. Maria Campbell's story cannot be denied and it cannot be forgotten: it stands as a challenge to all Canadians who believe in human rights and human dignity.…

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Maria Cambpell's biography is a classic, vital account of a young M tis woman's struggle to come to terms with the joys, sorrows, loves and tragedies of her northern Saskatchewan childhood. Maria was a strong and sensitive child who lived in a community robbed of its pride and dignity by the dominant culture. At 15 she tried in vain to escape by marrying a white man, only to find herself trapped in the slums of Vancouver--addicted to drugs, tempted by suicide, close to death. But the inspiration of her Cree great-grandmother, Cheechum, gives her confidence in herself and in her people, confidence she needs to survive and to thrive. Half-Breed offers an unparalleled understanding of the M tis people and of the racism and hatred they face. Maria Campbell's story cannot be denied and it cannot be forgotten: it stands as a challenge to all Canadians who believe in human rights and human dignity.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. Maria Cambpell's biography is a classic, vital account of a young M tis woman's struggle to come to terms with the joys, sorrows, loves and tragedies of her northern Saskatchewan childhood. Maria was a strong and sensitive child who lived in a community robbed of its pride and dignity by the dominant culture. At 15 she tried in vain to escape by marrying a white man, only to find herself trapped in the slums of Vancouver--addicted to drugs, tempted by suicide, close to death. But the inspiration of her Cree great-grandmother, Cheechum, gives her confidence in herself and in her people, confidence she needs to survive and to thrive. Half-Breed offers an unparalleled understanding of the M tis people and of the racism and hatred they face. Maria Campbell's story cannot be denied and it cannot be forgotten: it stands as a challenge to all Canadians who believe in human rights and human dignity.…

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Etat : Good to Very Good. First Edition By This Publisher. 184 pages.Maria Campbell was born April 26, 1939, in Park Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada. Campbell is a renowned Métis author, playwright, filmmaker, activist, and Elder; Campbell is best known for her first book, the autobiographical memoir HALF-BREED, which continues to be taught in schools across Canada, and which continues to inspire generations of indigenous women and men; Campbell is a fluent speaker of four languages: Cree, Michif, Saulteaux, and English. In her landmark 1973 memoir Halfbreed, Maria Campbell wrote about growing up in a Métis community in Saskatchewan during a period when Métis people experienced widespread poverty, discrimination, and marginalization. The book helped bring Métis history and identity to a wider Canadian audience and became one of the most influential works in Indigenous Canadian literature. The title Halfbreed reflects a term that was historically used, often as a slur, against Métis people. Campbell deliberately used it to confront the prejudice and racism that Métis communities faced. Today, "Métis" is the accepted term, while "half-breed" is generally considered outdated and offensive when used outside its historical or literary context. For Campbell, Métis identity is not simply a matter of mixed ancestry. It is membership in a distinct Indigenous nation with its own: ** Goodreads: "I write this for all of you, to tell you what it is like to be a Halfbreed woman in our country. I want to tell you about the joys and sorrows, the oppressing poverty, the frustration and the dreams. . . . I am not bitter. I have passed that stage. I only want to this is what it was like, this is what it is still like." For Maria Campbell, a Métis ("Halfbreed") in Canada, the brutal realities of poverty, pain, and degradation intruded early and followed her every step. Her story is a harsh one, but it is told without bitterness or self-pity. It is a story that begins in 1940 in northern Saskatchewan and moves across Canada's West, where Maria roamed in the rootless existence of day-to-day jobs, drug addiction, and alcoholism. Her path strayed ever near hospital doors and prison walls. It was Cheechum, her Cree great-grandmother, whose indomitable spirit sustained Maria Campbell through her most desperate times. Cheechum's stubborn dignity eventually led the author to take pride in her Métis heritage, and Cheechum's image inspired her in her drive for her own life, dignity; and purpose. ** Genres: Non-Fiction, Indigenous, Memoir, Biography, History, Biography Memoir, Canadian Literature; >> Cover creasing; scuffing to covers; rubbing to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover (illustrateur). Book.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very good. xi, 180 p., map, 18 cm. A Meridian classic. Includes bibliographical references. Interior is age-toned, otherwise a tight, clean, unmarked copy.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Printing. Convincing proof that Canadian history is anything but dull, this book recounts the action-filled careers of some of the country's most successful and violent adventurers, licit and illicit. 232pp. A sharp, fresh copy.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good+. First Thus. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Book.

Paperback. 317p. + catalogue. 16 pages of black & white photographs. Mass market paperback edition. VG. (light cover wear, text clean/tight).

Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition Thus. Condition: 'Very Good'.

Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Some creases on covers. Inside is clean.

Soft cover. Etat : FINE+, Near New. First Edition By This Publisher. 184 pages.Maria Campbell was born April 26, 1939, in Park Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada. Campbell is a renowned Métis author, playwright, filmmaker, activist, and Elder; Campbell is best known for her first book, the autobiographical memoir HALF-BREED, which continues to be taught in schools across Canada, and which continues to inspire generations of indigenous women and men; Campbell is a fluent speaker of four languages: Cree, Michif, Saulteaux, and English. In her landmark 1973 memoir Halfbreed, Maria Campbell wrote about growing up in a Métis community in Saskatchewan during a period when Métis people experienced widespread poverty, discrimination, and marginalization. The book helped bring Métis history and identity to a wider Canadian audience and became one of the most influential works in Indigenous Canadian literature. The title Halfbreed reflects a term that was historically used, often as a slur, against Métis people. Campbell deliberately used it to confront the prejudice and racism that Métis communities faced. Today, "Métis" is the accepted term, while "half-breed" is generally considered outdated and offensive when used outside its historical or literary context. For Campbell, Métis identity is not simply a matter of mixed ancestry. It is membership in a distinct Indigenous nation with its own: ** Goodreads: "I write this for all of you, to tell you what it is like to be a Halfbreed woman in our country. I want to tell you about the joys and sorrows, the oppressing poverty, the frustration and the dreams. . . . I am not bitter. I have passed that stage. I only want to this is what it was like, this is what it is still like." For Maria Campbell, a Métis ("Halfbreed") in Canada, the brutal realities of poverty, pain, and degradation intruded early and followed her every step. Her story is a harsh one, but it is told without bitterness or self-pity. It is a story that begins in 1940 in northern Saskatchewan and moves across Canada's West, where Maria roamed in the rootless existence of day-to-day jobs, drug addiction, and alcoholism. Her path strayed ever near hospital doors and prison walls. It was Cheechum, her Cree great-grandmother, whose indomitable spirit sustained Maria Campbell through her most desperate times. Cheechum's stubborn dignity eventually led the author to take pride in her Métis heritage, and Cheechum's image inspired her in her drive for her own life, dignity; and purpose. ** Genres: Non-Fiction, Indigenous, Memoir, Biography, History, Biography Memoir, Canadian Literature; >> Minor creasing to backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover (illustrateur). Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Thus.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition By This Publisher. 126 pages. "Takeo Nakano immigrated to Canada from Japan in 1920, later marrying and starting a family in his adopted homeland. Takeo's passion was poetry, and he cultivated the exquisite form known as tanka. Then came the Second World War. In 1942, Takeo Nakano was one of thousands of Japanese men interned in labour camps in the British Columbia interior. Their only "crime" was their Japanese origins. Wrenched from his wife and daughter, placed in a labour camp and then an isolated internment camp in northern Ontario, Takeo wrote of his experiences, feelings and reflections with the sensitivity and perception of a poet. Within the Barbed Wire Fence is the touching account of the effects of one of Canada's greatest injustices on a single, sensitive sou" >> Cover scuffing & creasing; pen to front end page; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover (illustrateur). Book.…

Paperback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Tight sound copy in Very Good Condition with some spine creasing.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. First mass market paper edition. Near Fine- or Very Good++ in wraps. A clean, very lightly worn copy. Pages very lightly tanning, else clean and attractive.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Reprint; First Printing. Minor shelf wear. ; First printing of this paperback edition. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread and near as new. Cover photo uncredited. ; Canadian Lives; 192 pages; A classic, vital account of a young Mtis woman's struggle to come to terms with the joys, sorrows, loves and tragedies of her northern Saskatchewan childhood. Maria was a strong and sensitive child who lived in a community robbed of its pride and dignity by the dominant culture. At 15 she tried in vain to escape by marrying a white man, only to find herself trapped in the slums of Vancouver -addicted to drugs, tempted by suicide, close to death. But the inspiration of her Cree great-grandmother, Cheechum, gives her confidence in both herself and in her people, confidence she needs to survive and to thrive. Half-Breed offers an unparalleled understanding of the Metis people and of the racism and hatred they have faced. Mass Market PB.…

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Lightly creased on spine and covers. A piece of the covering of the spine was glued back on. Otherwise good.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Published 1983 Soft Cover near fine book. No inscription. 282 pages. Maps. Illustrations.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Not Applicable. First Paperback. Near fine copy of 1983 paperback edition of the biography of Takeo Nakano, an award winning poet in the Tanka form. The book describes his internship during World War II in Canada in Northern Ontario. Illustrated with calligraphy and black and white photographs, book has some edgewear but no reading creases and appears unread. Light age-toning. …

[0-88780-118-8] 1983, reprint. (Mass market paperback) Very good. viii, 215pp, [adverts]. 16mo. Wrappers. Original bookstore price-sticker at bottom corner of front cover. Rubbed spot at top corner of head of spine. Else with only light shelfwear. From the library of noted Canadian historian Stephen Kenny, with his signature at the head of the first leaf. Else internally tight, bright, and clean; with only the light, even age-toning expected in such a printing. Canadian Lives 18; Good Read Biographies.…

Soft cover. Etat : As New. Previous bookseller's price stamp on the front cover. Book is unread, in excellent condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Binding good, small crease on spine. F3 3. Signed By Yvon Durelle.