Reginald Isaac Wilfred Westgate, known most of his life as Bill, was sixteen years old when he took his first summer job as a surveyor's assistant in the Canadian wilderness. Already he was a proficient writer with a remarkable ability to observe and record the world around him. He seldom broke his rule to write home on Sunday. The letters collected here were written to his father, mother, and two sisters during the formative years of his life from 1921 to 1927. Each letter is a gem, revealing with poignant, often humorous ...
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Reginald Isaac Wilfred Westgate, known most of his life as Bill, was sixteen years old when he took his first summer job as a surveyor's assistant in the Canadian wilderness. Already he was a proficient writer with a remarkable ability to observe and record the world around him. He seldom broke his rule to write home on Sunday. The letters collected here were written to his father, mother, and two sisters during the formative years of his life from 1921 to 1927. Each letter is a gem, revealing with poignant, often humorous perception a cast of characters that ranges from wild young Roman Catholic Indians and Scottish cowboys to Oxford's boisterous students and austere dons and London's high society. These letters, blended with other writings and personal vignettes by Bill Westgate and his wife, Sheila, portray the coming-of-age of a rare and beloved classics scholar, teacher of Greek and Latin, and headmaster. Bill Westgate was truly a man of profound intellect who lived and loved life to its fullest - in many ways a modern-day Mr. Chips.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($19.95 price intact). Published by Walker and Company, 1994. Octavo. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, toning to edges, sticker on rear panel. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
