BOOK NOTES

12th book by prolific Michael Ewanchuk of Winnipeg

"Vertical Development" by Michael Ewanchuk. Winnipeg: M. Ewanchuk Publisher, 2000. 129 pp. $17.95 (paper).

Prolific Ukrainian Canadian author Michael Ewanchuk has just completed his 12th book, called "Vertical Development: A New Generation of Ukrainian Canadians."

Mr. Ewanchuk writes about the process in which descendants of farmers and railroad workers rose from their immigrant pioneer background through education. The first section of the book describes the lives of immigrants who chose a career in the academic world - specifically university professors who earned doctorates.

The subsequent section deals with the teaching profession and includes chronicles of teachers who went on to become school administrators, principals and superintendents. The author notes that some involved in the teaching profession also went on to serve their churches as deacons or counselors.

Mr. Ewanchuk also covers other fields that Ukrainian immigrants pursued, such as engineering, science, business and law.

The book concludes with a section on women who strove to improve their lives through education in order to get away from farm life.

Retelling the Ukrainian saga has been a labor of love for Mr. Ewanchuk since he retired as a school inspector in the 1970s. He is now concentrating on the lives of people who grew up in bush homesteads, planning for this research to be the sequel to his latest book.

"Vertical Development" can be ordered from M. Ewanchuk Publisher, 828 Borebank St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3N 1G4. The book costs $17.95 plus $3 for postage in Canada. It is also available in larger bookstores.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, April 29, 2001, No. 17, Vol. LXIX

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