# Extraordinary Canadians: Maurice Richard

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- Book: [Extraordinary Canadians: Maurice Richard](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-foran/extraordinary-canadians-maurice-richard) ([Extraordinary Canadians: Maurice Richard.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-foran/extraordinary-canadians-maurice-richard.md))
- Authors: [Charles Foran](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-foran)
- Publisher: penguin_canada
- ISBN: 978-01-4317-396-0
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2013-09-03
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Born in 1921 into a working-class family, Maurice Richard came of age as a French Canadian and an athlete during an era when the majority population of Quebec slumbered. A proud, reticent man, Richard...