A Healer and a Builder
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A Healer and A Builder traces the life and times of Dr. John R. Augustine from his early years in Kitchener, Ontario, through his medical education at the University of Western Ontario in the late 1940s and early 1950s, to his years in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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In this meticulously researched story of a life well lived, Philip Augustine, drawing on family diaries, archival research and memories of his father, gives a fascinating inside account of courtship and family life as well as medical education and health care in the last half of the twentieth century.
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A Healer and A Builder is an inspiring account of a notable figure in modern Canadian medical history and a charming and generous person.
Philip W. Augustine
About the Author
Philip W. Augustine is a retired lawyer who during his 40 year legal career wrote numerous articles on legal subjects. In retirement he has written award winning screenplays on legal – historical subjects and co-produced the short film Extradition (2024). A passionate student of history, Philip has also presented lectures on historical subjects to various historical and cultural societies and his work has been endorsed by the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.
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Philip W. Augustine is married with two adult children. He lives in Ottawa with his wife of thirty-eight years and their Sheltie pup.