Alice Street: A Memoir

146 Pages·2010·1.583 MB·English

by  Richard Valeriote

ALICE STREET
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ALICE
ST.
A MEMOIR
RICHARD VALERIOTE
McG I LL-Q U E E N’S U N I VE R S ITY PR E SS
Montreal & Kingston • London • Ithaca
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CONTENTS
FAMILY ALBUM / ix
PART I • THE WARD
1 BornattheDawnofHardTimes / 3
2 JusticeandInjustice / 11
3 TheFortunateDisaster / 16
4 MySecondEncounterwithDeath / 23
5 LessonsaboutMoney / 33
6 MyOneandOnlyHuntingLesson / 38
7 MyMotherandMyFeet / 44
PART II • UPHILL ALL THE WAY
8 JackhammersandPancakes / 55
9 LoveWalksIn / 66
10 FormaldehydeandFauxPas / 73
11 MyMoneyMission / 83
12 AYearin“theSan” / 94
PART III • DR VALERIOTE
13 MyYearbeforetheMast / 105
14 FollowingtheSun / 111
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FAMILY ALBUM