{"product_id":"9781459733060-seasons-of-hope","title":"Seasons of Hope","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMemoirs of Ontario's First Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor\u003cbr\u003eJames Bartleman looks back over a life that has brought him from an impoverished Native childhood to serving as an ambassador, and as lieutenant governor of Ontario. From a global career, through bottomless depression, to his crowning achievements promoting Native education in Canada, Bartleman tells his incredible story in his own words.\u003cbr\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\u003eJames 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\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55421261152630,"sku":"9781459733060","price":20.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28317068.jpg?v=1742889323","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781459733060-seasons-of-hope","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}