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William Barker, VC: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada's Most Decorated War Hero
by Ralph, Wayne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0470839678
- ISBN 13
- 9780470839676
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Wiley. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0470839678 . Tight unmarked book in crisp dust jacket; about new. ; 9 X 8.20 X 1.10 inches; 304 pages; A True Canadian Hero! William Barker is Canada's most-decorated Great War hero. Born in Dauphin, Manitoba on Nov. 3, 1894, he wracked up a total of 50 victories on the Italian and Western fronts. He fought a spectacular dogfight, single-handedly, against 10-plus German fighters (Barker estimated to Captain Johnston in 1919 approximately 15) on October 27, 1918, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross (which is traditionally awarded posthumously). His life was tragically cut short in a flying accident in Ottawa in 1930. Despite his decorations for bravery, his remains were buried in a crypt marked Smith (his wife's family) in Toronto. .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63786
- Title
- William Barker, VC: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada's Most Decorated War Hero
- Author
- Ralph, Wayne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0470839678
- ISBN 13
- 9780470839676
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Place of Publication
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 0470839678
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; History-Canada;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
Biblio member since 2003
Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- New
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...