In Search of My Father

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One woman’s search for the father she never knew
by Marion Elizabeth Fawkes
Published by Natural Heritage Books, 1994
6 x 9 inches, 110 pages

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SKU: ISBN 0-920474-98-5 Category: Tags: ,

Description

How did Florence Nightingale and Sir Alexander Mackenzie become part of the same family history? Who was the well-respected doctor in London, Ontario, son of a Northwest partner and Metis mother, who married a grandniece of a British aristocrat? Who was the first Newfoundlander, the grandson of a merchant seaman, to become a member of the federal government?

This is very much a Canadian story. What begins as research, by the daughter he would never see, into the life of a Boer War veteran who died in World War I expands to touch on many significant personalities and events in our nation’s history. Though this is Charles McKenzie Marten’s story, he doesn’t make an appearance until three-quarters of the way through the book. Discovering his history was a long and interesting process with all the makings of a detective drama.

There are photos, letters, documents, maps, detailed family charts, pages of references and an index.

Additional information

Weight .21 kg
Dimensions 6 × 9 × .25 in
pages

112