{"product_id":"seasons-of-hope-memoirs-of-ontarios-first-aboriginal-lieutenant-governor-paperback","title":"Seasons of Hope: Memoirs of Ontario's First Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames K. Bartleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2016 Speaker's Book Award -- Shortlisted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look back over Bartleman's seventy years, from his childhood of poverty to becoming the Queen's representative in Ontario.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e James Bartleman, Ontario's first Native lieutenant governor, looks back over seventy years to his childhood and youth to describe how learning to read at any early age led him to dream dreams, empowering him to serve his country as an ambassador. In time, Bartleman's exciting and fulfilling career as a Canadian diplomat took him to a dozen countries around the world, from Bangladesh to Cuba, and from Australia to South Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After a vicious beating in a hotel room robbery in South Africa, however, he was forced to come to terms with a deepening depression. In the end, Bartleman found new meaning in life when he became the Queen's representative in Ontario and mobilized the public to support his initiatives championing books and education for Native children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary story of an extraordinary man, and of his constant journey to hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Bartleman is the former lieutenant governor of Ontario and the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eAs Long as the Rivers Flow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Redemption of Oscar Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e. A member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, he is also a retired ambassador and a member of the Order of Canada. He lives in Perth, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759264825632,"sku":"9781459733060","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0725007912ec6492df2a44c8e6ab7e5b.webp?v=1780147304","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seasons-of-hope-memoirs-of-ontarios-first-aboriginal-lieutenant-governor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}