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Barris brings Great Escape story to Allison Rotary

November 6, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

On November 6, Ted Barris speaks to the Alliston Rotary Club. He will speak about and show illustrations from his award-winning and bestselling book The Great Escape: A Canadian Story. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 360-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry.” Most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German POW compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known as “The Great Escape.” What audiences who’ve seen/heard Ted Barris present this story have learned is that “The Great Escape” was in many ways “made in Canada.” Based on his original interviews, research and assembly of memoirs, letters, diaries and personal photos, Barris reveals that many of the escape’s key players were Canadians. His now National Bestselling book and his presentation come across like a Hollywood movie script, but they are in fact the true story! More info at http://www.rotary-Alliston.org

Ted Barris is an author, journalist and broadcaster, making regular appearances on CBC Radio and contributions to the National Post and Legion, Air Force and Zoomer magazines. He has authored 18 published, non-fiction books.

In 2011 he received the Canadian Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Commendation and in 2012 the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. His book The Great Escape: A Canadian Story received the 2014 Libris Best Non-Fiction Book Award.

Details

Date:
November 6, 2017
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Website:
www.rotary-Alliston.org

Organizer

Maureen Royle
Phone
705-817-5540
Email
maureen.royle@hotmail.com

Venue

Gibson Centre
63 Tupper Street West
Alliston, Ontario L9R 1E4 Canada
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Phone
705-435-2828