A Crown of Life: The World of John McCrae

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The words of Canadian soldier-doctor-poet John McCrae are referred to as to mind annually on 11 November, for it used to be his poem “In Flanders Fields,” written amid the suffering of the First World War, that inspired the adoption of the poppy as the symbol of remembrance.
Born in Canada in 1872, John McCrae studied medicine and served within the South African War before embarking on a career as a health care provider. Dianne Graves brings to life John McCrae and his world in fascinating detail, setting her narrative against a background of half a century of history. She explores all facets of his life, among them his medical career; his love of commute; his popularity within the highest social circles in Canada and London; his interest in art and literature; and the connections that led him to meet many notable personalities of his era – among them Rudyard Kipling, Sir William Osler, Roald Amundsen, Lord Northcliffe, Sir Alexander Fleming, Lord Strathcona and Stephen Leacock.
As the story of McCrae’s life unfolds, so do the events that led Europe to war in 1914 and to Dr. John McCrae volunteering for service with the Royal Canadian Field Artillery and the Canadian Army Medical Corps. The years 1914-1918 are seen through his eyes and those of his friends and colleagues who volunteered to fight “For King and Country.” The events leading as much as the writing of “In Flanders Fields” all the way through the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915 are explored in detail.
Dianne Graves recounts the affect of John McCrae’s famous poem on four individuals who were instrumental in artificial poppies being worn annually to honour the war dead of Britain, Canada and other Allied nations.
A Crown of Life: The World of John McCrae offers a richly detailed window on a remarkable life, a vanished age and the horrors of the “war to end all wars.”

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