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This is the black and white interior illustrations edition. Alec Noble was an observant child and used what he learned from others to become a success. At a young age he witnessed his parents' struggle to make a living on the prairie of Alberta after leaving a relatively easy life in the Russian railroad town of Harbin, Manchuria. He worked hard on the farm when his father had to take a job in town to make ends meet. He watched his parents start over after losing the farm in the Depression. Moving from a Russian- and Chinese-speaking progressive city to a new land with a new language and a new alphabet and only a few families living on scattered farms was an adventure to a six-year-old. Walking miles to school through several feet of snow was not a cliché to Alec; it was his life for a number of years. When Alec moved from his one-room schoolhouse on the prairie to a high school in bustling Vancouver, he never really caught up. But that didn't stop his forward momentum. He used his boundless energy, innate intelligence and optimism to climb to the top; spending his entire career with Canadian Pacific Rail and Air divisions. Alec's life included many adventures: a crash landing on the beach of an Aleutian Island while serving as an aerial photographer in WWII; an earthquake in Mexico City; taking part in negotiations with OPEC during the 1970s fuel crisis. Alec enjoyed spending his off time with his wife and family, Springer Spaniels, and camping and fishing in beautiful British Columbia.
About the Author: Alec Noble was born Alec Spiridonoff on 21 September 1919 in Harbin, China, a Russian rail road boom town in northern Manchuria. His father worked on the TransSiberian Railway from 1900 until his 25-year contract was complete. At that time he chose to take is family to Canada. Alec started working for Canadian Pacific Rail when is was a teenager as a messenger boy. He worked his way up in procurement at the rail road and later at Canadian Pacific Air, where he retired as director of fuel purchasing. Alec died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 21 January 2009 at the age of 89.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781502938510
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 222 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1502938510
  • Publisher Date: 14 Nov 2014
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 142
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Russian boy born in China prospers in Canada B&W Edition
  • Width: 140 mm


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