This book called The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson by Lois Simmie is based on true story that was gathered by Simmie. She heard this story throughout her life and wanted to see what exactly happened to this man. Once was a enough information was gained, she decided to make this into a book to tell this man story and to provide history background of Canada. This will tell you if her time spent doing this was worth it, the purpose of it, and does she accomplish this purpose.
The purpose of Simmie writing this book was because she heard it throughout her life and wanted to investigate to get the full story of what actually happened to this
Sgt. John Wilson. Then after she got what she needed, Simmie decided to tell the story of his to explain and …show more content…
Blood everywhere. Her blue suit a sopping maroon; not only blood, bits of brain and bone and skin sticking to everything, his hands and face, his dispatch case, the windshield” (p.79). It’s also very good about telling you some bits of history of Saskatchewan and Canada. The fact that John was the “first and only hanging of a RNWMP” (wiki) and Saskatoon was a primary location for immigrants due to the railway station that was located in the city.
Now the question now is did Simmie accomplish these purposes. Yes she did accomplish the purposes. The fact the book got the Arthur Ellis award for best true crime and the recognition that it brought upon Simmie for written it and it’s a generally assumption that it’s a very good book for learning bits of history in
Canada “By the time the war ended, the labyrinthine network of trenches would stretch all the way from the Belgian coast to Switzerland, a distance of more than six hundred miles. On this western front, Canadians fought and died by the tens of thousands” (p.27). Also Simmie skill to create, contrast, and tell the story of John
Wilson was very well done. Simmie ability to develop John Wilson and
The purpose of Simmie writing this book was because she heard it throughout her life and wanted to investigate to get the full story of what actually happened to this
Sgt. John Wilson. Then after she got what she needed, Simmie decided to tell the story of his to explain and …show more content…
Blood everywhere. Her blue suit a sopping maroon; not only blood, bits of brain and bone and skin sticking to everything, his hands and face, his dispatch case, the windshield” (p.79). It’s also very good about telling you some bits of history of Saskatchewan and Canada. The fact that John was the “first and only hanging of a RNWMP” (wiki) and Saskatoon was a primary location for immigrants due to the railway station that was located in the city.
Now the question now is did Simmie accomplish these purposes. Yes she did accomplish the purposes. The fact the book got the Arthur Ellis award for best true crime and the recognition that it brought upon Simmie for written it and it’s a generally assumption that it’s a very good book for learning bits of history in
Canada “By the time the war ended, the labyrinthine network of trenches would stretch all the way from the Belgian coast to Switzerland, a distance of more than six hundred miles. On this western front, Canadians fought and died by the tens of thousands” (p.27). Also Simmie skill to create, contrast, and tell the story of John
Wilson was very well done. Simmie ability to develop John Wilson and