A Man And His Words

by Boyer, J. Patrick

• ISBN13: 9781550024869
• ISBN10: 1550024868
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-05
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Robert Boyer was a consummate Canadian, whose long career can be measured by words. An author, journalist, researcher, editor, printer, and public speaker, Boyer's professional life began at the age of 19 when he became a newspaper editor, and continued through the publication of his twelfth book at the age of 88. He was also a church organist, a member of the Ontario Legislature for seventeen years, and the first vice-chairman of Ontario Hydro.A Canadian Shield Book Published by Dundurn in partnership with Canadian Shield Communications Corporation.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction: A Man and His Words	p. 9
In the Beginning	p. 11
Education in the School of Life	p. 13
The Personal Adventure of Private Reading	p. 23
Public Speaking and the Printed Word	p. 31
The Art Forms of a Printer	p. 37
The Editor and the Librarian	p. 43
Music as Language	p. 53
Bringing Fairy Tales to Life	p. 55
Into the Political Arena	p. 57
Back Out of Public Life	p. 65
Sale of the Family Newspapers	p. 77
Five Sides of a Man	p. 81
The Legacy of 'PMB'	p. 89
Recognition of Reading	p. 93
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