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Terry Fox Remembered
January 5, 2005
Douglas & McIntyre is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Terry by Douglas Coupland ($28.95, ISBN 1-55365-113-8), to be published on April 12th 2005. On that day, 25 years ago, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope run in St. John's, Newfoundland. For 143 days Terry ran the equivalent of a marathon (42 kilometers / 26 miles) every day. His strength and determination turned an otherwise ordinary teenager into a national hero and launched an ongoing campaign that has raised more than $360 million dollars for cancer research. In honour of that achievement, Coupland is donating all royalties from the book to the Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) to support cancer research. Similarly, Douglas & McIntyre will also contribute proceeds from the book to the TFF.
Written with the full support of the Fox family, the design reflects the style of Douglas Coupland's Souvenir of Canada projects, mixing more than 145 superb photographs (including many images and objects from a collection of previously unpublished family memorabilia) with an emotional text about Terry's life and the Marathon of Hope. Printed in full colour throughout, the book honours a profound moment in Canadian history, and the young man who inspired it.
"Our family has wanted this book to be published for 25 years," says Darrell Fox, Terry's brother and National Director of the TFF. "We were simply waiting for Doug to call. Terry will satisfy a significant thirst that exists for this story and generate sizeable revenue for cancer research in the process."
Coupland has been a long-time admirer of Terry Fox and his legacy. "To many people, Terry never stopped running," writes Coupland. "Day or night he's still near us, passing by the outskirts of the cities we live in, with his strange hop-click-thunk step, forever fine and forever keeping the best parts of ourselves alive, too."
Douglas & McIntyre is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Terry by Douglas Coupland ($28.95, ISBN 1-55365-113-8), to be published on April 12th 2005. On that day, 25 years ago, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope run in St. John's, Newfoundland. For 143 days Terry ran the equivalent of a marathon (42 kilometers / 26 miles) every day. His strength and determination turned an otherwise ordinary teenager into a national hero and launched an ongoing campaign that has raised more than $360 million dollars for cancer research. In honour of that achievement, Coupland is donating all royalties from the book to the Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) to support cancer research. Similarly, Douglas & McIntyre will also contribute proceeds from the book to the TFF.
Written with the full support of the Fox family, the design reflects the style of Douglas Coupland's Souvenir of Canada projects, mixing more than 145 superb photographs (including many images and objects from a collection of previously unpublished family memorabilia) with an emotional text about Terry's life and the Marathon of Hope. Printed in full colour throughout, the book honours a profound moment in Canadian history, and the young man who inspired it.
"Our family has wanted this book to be published for 25 years," says Darrell Fox, Terry's brother and National Director of the TFF. "We were simply waiting for Doug to call. Terry will satisfy a significant thirst that exists for this story and generate sizeable revenue for cancer research in the process."
Coupland has been a long-time admirer of Terry Fox and his legacy. "To many people, Terry never stopped running," writes Coupland. "Day or night he's still near us, passing by the outskirts of the cities we live in, with his strange hop-click-thunk step, forever fine and forever keeping the best parts of ourselves alive, too."
Submitted on January 7, 2005 in By David.
