Overview

Diana Bishop recounts growing up in the shadow of her famous grandfather, Canadian First World War flying ace Billy Bishop. As a child, Diana Bishop showed up one day at school with a brown paper bag. Inside was a large breastplate of some of the most precious war medals on the planet, including the Victoria Cross. They belonged to Canada’s most celebrated First World War pilot, Billy Bishop, and until her family donated them to the Canadian War Museum, they had been kept in her father’s underwear drawer. That day at school was the first time Diana realized she was not growing up in an ordinary family. Now, after more than two decades in Canadian media, Diana Bishop looks back on her grandfather’s legacy and its profound influence over her life, and also her father’s — the only son of Billy Bishop, who had so much to live up to. Living Up to a Legend is a unique memoir that covers Billy Bishop’s legacy through the eyes of one of the people who it affected the most.

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Author:   Diana Bishop
Publisher:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.383kg
ISBN:  

9781459737709

ISBN 10:   1459737709
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   04 May 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Prologue Chapter 1: Billy and Me Chapter 2: Son of a War Hero Chapter 3: Mom, Dad, and Us Kids Chapter 4: Dewar's on the Rocks Chapter 5: Why Aren’t We Rich? Chapter 6: Too Much of a Good Thing Chapter 7: The Great Escape Chapter 8: Hula Hoop Queen Chapter 9: Billy Bishop Syndrome Chapter 10: Protector and Defender Chapter 11: Chronic Fatigue Chapter 12: Telling Stories Chapter 13: Coming Through Fire Chapter 14: No Way to Treat a War Hero Chapter 15: Hero or Fraud? Chapter 16: The Family Secret Chapter 17: A Hero to Me Chapter 18: Dedicated to the One I Love Chapter 19: Just Like That Chapter 20: It’s the Nursing Home for Arthur Chapter 21: Hugging Therapy Chapter 22: Dad’s War Chapter 23: Remembrance Day Chapter 24: Courage Image Credits

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Diana Bishop has spent twenty years as a TV news correspondent and independent film producer for CBC, CTV, Global Television, and NBC News, telling stories of some of the biggest newsmakers of the day. In 2002, she co-produced a documentary about her famous grandfather entitled A Hero To Me. Diana now runs a communications and personal branding business called The Success Story Program. She lives in Collingwood, Ontario.

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