Cover image for Against the wind : hope sees the invisible / Tony F. Powell.
TITLE:
Against the wind : hope sees the invisible / Tony F. Powell.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
Victoria, B.C. : Tellwell Talent,
Physical Description:
xvi, 383 p. : ill.
Summary:
Tony Powell was born on March 16, 1955 in Charlottetown, Labrador, NL, on the Northeast Coast of Canada, son of the late Benjamin and Effie Powell. Together they had nine children - seven boys and two girls. Six boys become bush pilots. Tony is married to Ida Powell, and they have one child, Ramsey, who is a medical doctor. Tony will take you on his life's journey. His stories are captivating, inspiring, and heart-wrenching. Learn of his prognosis, and his courageous determination to survive. Experience his fight to beat the odds. Throughout Tony's recollections you will travel by air, water and land, experiencing historic events and fatal airplane crash scenes in Labrador, including the story of his Grandfather Powell sailing onboard the Dorothy Duff while delivering a load of salt cod fish to the Mediterranean Sea during WWI. It will surely chill you to your core. Tony will welcome you to his childhood family home where you will find pure love overcoming many of life's obstacles. Find out the true meaning of perseverance, courage and strength. Tony has shown us what life's struggles are all about and how he survived them. This book is a true reflection of living our lives one day at a time. Each day we all journey Against the Wind and survive the storms of life.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780228836834