Our Friend Joe
The Joe Fortes Story
When a young black man named Seraphim Joe Fortes arrived in Vancouver in 1885, with little to his name, no one could possibly have suspected that one hundred years later he would be voted Citizen of the Century. This is the first biography of the West Indian sailor who became a local legend, saving lives and teaching three generations of Vancouver children how to swim. Joe's rise to fame began in Liverpool, when a midnight race across the Mersey River with fellow members of the Secret Daredevil Club established his reputation as a swimmer of extraordinary talent. In the years ahead, he would sail around Cape Horn, shine shoes, tend bars, and…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Rogers, Barbara
- ISBN: 978-1-55380-146-7
- EAN: 9781553801467
- Produktnummer: 12461163
- Verlag: Ronsdale Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.0 cm 318 g
- Gewicht: 318
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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