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Shirley Vacon was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. Her career was with the Department of Youth Corrections in the capacity of a youth care worker with young offenders. While working in St. John's, Newfoundland, Shirley attended Memorial University. She is the mother of three children and proud grandmother of seven. She got her start as a freelance writer in newspapers and magazines. Giants of Nova Scotia: The Lives of Anna Swan and Angus McAskill is her first book. She now lives in British Columbia.
Giants of Nova Scotia: The Lives of Anna Swan and Angus McAskillNonfiction: Biography, The Maritimes Order this book: |
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The book explores the causes of gigantism and how this rare condition shaped the lives and personalities of two Nova Scotians: giantess Anna Swan (1846-1888) and the giant Angus McAskill (1825-1863).