A Stubble-Jumper in Striped Pants: Memoirs of a Prairie Diplomat

By Earl Drake

In the spring of 1989, Earl Drake, Canadian Ambassador to China, found himself in the midst of the Tian'anmen Square crisis. Asked to evacuate Beijing's Canadian residents in a hurry, to maintain control of the embassy and to provide a voice of reason to the media, he resolved to write his memoirs if he made it out unharmed. His recollections offer a fascinating picture of the life of a diplomat and include a first-hand account of the growing depth and complexity of Canada's relations with Asia.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802044646
• ISBN13: 9780802044648
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"