Heartbreak and Heroism: Canadian Search and Rescue Stories

by John Melady

Overview

This book is about some of the most dramatic search-and-rescue operations in Canada. Whether the action is on the heaving deck of a sinking ship off the Newfoundland coast, within the incredibly confining walls of a power plant in Ontario, or high on a cliff face on a British Columbia mountain, each of these stories is exciting, memorable, and true. They are accounts of courage, loyalty, perseverance, and sacrifice that knows no bounds.

We read of the heartbreaking last days of an Anglican missionary fighting for his life in a lonely Arctic outpost. Another chapter relays a dramatic rooftop rescue in New Brunswick. We meet people who are saved from floods, fires, plane crashes, earth movements, and violent storms. No less are the stories of the sometimes unexpected and tragic losses of the rescuers.

Because Canada is so vast, Search and Rescue capability has to span the nation, and extend from sea to sea to sea. No other country has done what we have done. Heartbreak and Heroism is popular history at its most exciting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459714502
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	10/01/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

John Melady is a veteran writer and space enthusiast. He has written many books, including Canadians in Space, Star of Courage, Heartbreak and Heroism, and Pearson's Prize. Melady lives in Seaforth, Ontario.

John Melady is a veteran writer on Canadian history and space exploration. His many books include Pearson's Prize, Canadians in Space, Korea, and Heartbreak and Heroism. He lives in Egmondville, Ontario.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"I hate to use clichés, but this little book was difficult to put down ... this book deserves the widest readership possible."

Editorial Reviews

"I hate to use clichs, but this little book was difficult to put down ... this book deserves the widest readership possible."

Garrison Times

"Heartbreak and Heroism is a well written book full of interesting stories."

Trenton Paper - Bob Laroque

"Melady's stories are rich in detail and successfully capture the forces' heroic efforts."

CBRA - Allen H. Soroka

"I hate to use clichs, but this little book was difficult to put down ... this book deserves the widest readership possible."

From the Publisher

"Heartbreak and Heroism is a well written book full of interesting stories."
— Bob Laroque

Trenton Paper

"Melady's stories are rich in detail and successfully capture the forces' heroic efforts."
— Allen H. Soroka

CBRA