Jack Whyte 40 Years in Canada Author:Jack Whyte Jack Whyte is known worldwide for his novels about Arthurian England. But before he was the Jack Whyte, he was a high-school English teacher, professional musician, actor, entertainer and scriptwriter for CBC national television. Next came an advertising career, which continued to introduce him to a range of fascinating people. Along the way, h... more »is fervent preoccupation with the Arthurian legend led him to write the eight-novel series A Dream of Eagles/The Camulod Chronicles. It was followed in 2006 by Knights of the Black and White, first in Jack s new trilogy on the Knights Templar. Jack Whyte arrived in Canada in 1967 at the height of this nation s centennial celebrations. Jack Whyte: 40 Years in Canada is a memoir written from the perspective of a Scottish immigrant who embraced his new homeland with passion and ambition at a time when opportunity lay beyond all horizons. A man of strong opinions, Jack has used his command of the English language and his love affair with narrative verse to craft a unique chronicle of his past four decades in Canada. His experiences from 1967 onward are part of a journey that includes ruminations about Canada s two solitudes, Pierre Trudeau, heroes and feet of clay, Alberta oil, multiculturalism, fast food, the military, health care, a broken education system and more.« less