Bull of the Woods: The Gordon Gibson Story

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D & M Publishers, Nov 1, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages
Logger, seaman, hotelier, politician, millionaire—Gordon Gibson was a tough man, a fast friend and a hellish enemy. Bull of the Woods is a tale of guts and raw courage from a Canadian Horatio Alger—a man big enough to tell his life story with the same brutal honesty with which he lived it. In a skeptical age when Canadian heroes are our of fashion, this is a memoir worth its salt and then some. When first published in 1980, it sold an incredible 50,000 copies and was widely reviewed nationally as one of the best books of the season. This new edition includes an introduction by Gordon Gibson's son, Globe & Mail columnist Gordon F. Gibson.
 

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Contents

The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 1
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 2
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 3
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 4
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 5
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 6
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 7
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 8
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 17
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 18
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 19
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 20
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 21
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 22
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 23
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 24
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 9
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 10
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 11
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 12
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 13
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 14
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 15
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 16
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 25
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 26
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 27
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 28
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 29
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 30
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The Gordon Gibson Story CHAPTER 31
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About the author (2009)

Gordon F. Gibson is son of the Bull, an author, columnist, businessman, former politician and Senior Fellow in Canadian Studies at the Fraser Institute. In May 2008, Gibson was awarded the Order of British Columbia.

Carol Renison spent eight years on the West Coast, during which time she came to know Gordon Gibson. She now lives in Toronto.

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