Extraordinary Canadians: Tommy Douglas

by Vincent Lam

Book Overview

Once voted the greatest Canadian of all time, Tommy Douglas was a prairie politician who believed in democratic socialism, the crucial role of civil rights, and the great potential of cooperation for the common good. He is best known as the "Father of Medicare." Born in 1904, Douglas was a championship boxer and a Baptist minister who later exchanged his pulpit for a political platform. A powerful orator and tireless activist, he sat first as a federal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670068519
• ISBN13: 9780670068517
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher