Trailblazing Sports Heroes
Exceptional Personalities and Outstanding Achievements in Canadian Sport
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Subjects
- General, General, Sports
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Description
From Canada's first World Champion, rower Ned Hanlan, to the unstoppable heroine Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canada has had its share of exceptional athletes. These great athletes forever changed the sports of basketball, hockey, track and field, rowing and skiing. These are their stories.
About the author
Stories of Canada and amazing Canadians have always inspired JOAN DIXON's research and she likes to share ones that are different from those in the regular history books. She is the author of Trailblazing Sports Heroes, Roberta Bondar, Extreme Canadian Weather, as well as of books about Canadian icons such as the Avro Arrow and the Calgary Stampede. She is currently based in the foothills of the Rockies. Check out dixanprojects.ca for more information.