Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune
Author | : Adrienne Clarkson |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-08-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780143055884 |
ISBN-13 | : 0143055887 |
Rating | : 4/5 (887 Downloads) |
Download or read book Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune written by Adrienne Clarkson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stormy and inspirational life of a Canadian doctor who is a hero in China. Honoured as a hero in China, Ontario-born Norman Bethune was a surgeon, medical innovator, and charismatic political activist who deployed his skills on the battlefields of Spain and China in the 1930s. His prodigious energy included inventing surgical instruments, mobile blood-transfusion units, teaching, and advocating for social justice at home and abroad. Adrienne Clarkson, a Chinese Canadian, has always been fascinated by the dynamic man who married his social conscience to his medical mission. Reviled as a Communist by some, revered as a humanitarian by others, Bethune was a complicated, inspirational figure who lived and loved on a large canvas.