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Barry Broadfoot


Barry Broadfoot, born in Winnipeg in 1926, was a child of the Depression. In 1972 he quit his job as Books Editor with the Vancouver Sun to travel the country with a tape recorder. His oral history books — Ten Lost Years; Six War Years; and The Pioneer Years, among others — brought Canada’s past to vivid life. By talking into Broadfoot’s tape recorder in kitchens, bars and coffee shops across the country, ordinary Canadians were able to tell their stories of how the great tides of history had affected their lives. It was history told in the first person by...

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Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939
Written by Barry Broadfoot

eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | History - Canada; Biography & Autobiography
978-1-55199-504-5 (1-55199-504-2)

April 23, 2013 | $15.99

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Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939
Written by Barry Broadfoot

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ISBN: 9781551995045
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Hundreds of ordinary Canadians tell their own stories in this book. They tell them in their own words, and the impact is astonishing. As page after page of unforgettable stories rolls by, it is easy to see why this book sold 300,000 copies and why a successful stage play that ran...

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Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939
Written by Barry Broadfoot

Trade Paperback | 480 pages | McClelland & Stewart | History - Canada; Biography & Autobiography
978-0-7710-1652-3 (0-7710-1652-2)

April 24, 1997 | $24.99

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Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939
Written by Barry Broadfoot

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771016523
Our Price: $24.99
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Hundreds of ordinary Canadians tell their own stories in this book. They tell them in their own words, and the impact is astonishing. As page after page of unforgettable stories rolls by, it is easy to see why this book sold 300,000 copies and why a successful stage play that ran...

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