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William H. Kennedy
W. H. Kennedy was born in Montreal, lived in Germany with his air force father during his teenage years, and began his working life with the Ontario government in Toronto. From there, he moved on t...view moreW. H. Kennedy was born in Montreal, lived in Germany with his air force father during his teenage years, and began his working life with the Ontario government in Toronto. From there, he moved on to a two-year stint reporting for a weekly newspaper. In his mid-twenties he embarked on a 27,000 km solo trip around North America behind the wheel of a nine-year-old pea-green Volkswagen Beetle that, fittingly, refused to start the day after his arrival back home. On his return from that memorable adventure, he began work in an engineering-related field that became his career.Kennedy has travelled extensively throughout Canada and has had a lifelong interest in its history. His children know this firsthand, having visited, sometimes grudgingly, innumerable historic sites from Charlottetown to Victoria to Yukon's Dawson City during summer camping trips. Canada is a work in progress and its history the foundation on which it rests. If it is to stand the test of time, Kennedy maintains, it is imperative we learn that history and cultivate in our children an interest in their heritage.Previous publications by Kennedy are "At the Call of King and Country," a book about the World War I contributions made by the men and women of Hastings County, Ontario, and "Putting the Outside Inside Kids." Based on a canoe trip he took with his daughter when she was five years old, the book explores the value of nature and the great outdoors in the lives of children.view less