You Had to Be There by Robert Collins - 1999-10-07

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U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Remaindered.Owners signatrure. McClelland and Stewart, 1997. An intimate portrait of the generation that survived the Depression, won the War, and re-invented Canada . immensely enjoyable . Through this fascinating story , the author weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country , who speak with humor, regret and passion about their defining trials and their hard-won triumphs.They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change - from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation is likely to regain. They are proudly old fashioned in their outlook, hardworking, and frugal in their ways. They are the last enthusiastic patriots, the last to… Read More

A tight and unmarked copy-" They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation is likely to regain. They are proudly old-fashioned in their outlook, hardworking, and frugal in their ways. They are the last enthusiastic patriots, the last to accept authority with respect. They are the last generation to have reached adulthood without television, credit cards, computers, or the Pill. Their younger critics may call them old fogies; Robert Collins calls them Generation M, for mature. In You Had to Be There, Robert Collins gives us the entire history of this extraordinary and hugely influential generation. Through this fascinating story, he weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country, who speak with… Read More

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