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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Wilson, Tom, 1959-     Subjects     Wilson, Tom, 1959-     Wilson, Tom, 1959- -- Family.     Wilson, Thomas F., 1959-     Wilson, Tom, 1959- -- Family.     Mohawk First Nation -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Biography.     Adopted children -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Biography.     Birthparents -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Identification.     Family secrets -- Biography.     Rock musicians -- Canada -- Biography.     Lyricists -- Canada -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wilson, Tom, 1959-       by title:      Beautiful scars : St...       by call number:      362.734092 W753b     Search the Web     Wilson, Tom, 1959-     Wilson, Tom, 1959-     Wilson, Tom, 1959- -- Family.     Wilson, Thomas F., 1959-     Wilson, Tom, 1959- -- Family.     Mohawk First Nation -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Biography.     Adopted children -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Biography.     Birthparents -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Identification.     Family secrets -- Biography.     Rock musicians -- Canada -- Biography.     Lyricists -- Canada -- Biography.       MARC Display

Beautiful scars : Steeltown secrets, Mohawk skywalkers and the road home / Tom Wilson. by Wilson, Tom, 1959- Doubleday Canada, 2017. Call #: 362.734092 W753b Subjects Wilson, Tom, 1959-   Wilson, Tom, 1959- -- Family.   Wilson, Thomas F., 1959-   Wilson, Tom, 1959- -- Family.   Mohawk First Nation -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Biography.   Adopted children -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Biography.   Birthparents -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- Identification.   Family secrets -- Biography.   Rock musicians -- Canada -- Biography.   Lyricists -- Canada -- Biography. ISBN:  9780385685658 (hc.) Description:  229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary:  "Tom Wilson was raised in the rough-and-tumble world of Hamilton - Steeltown - in the company of World War II vets, factory workers, fall-guy wrestlers and the deeply guarded secrets kept by his parents, Bunny and George. For decades Tom carved out a life for himself in shadows. He built an international music career and became a father, he battled demons and addiction, and he waited, hoping for the lies to cease and the truth to emerge. It would. And when it did, it would sweep up the St. Lawrence River to the Mohawk reserves of Quebec, on to the heights of the Manhattan skyline. With a rare gift for storytelling and an astonishing story to tell, Tom writes about his search for the truth. It's a story about scars, about the ones that hurt us, and the ones that make us who we are. From Beautiful Scars: 'Even as a kid my existence as the son of Bunny and George Wilson seemed far-fetched to me. When I went over it in my head, none of it added up. The other kids on East 36th Street in Hamilton used to tell me stories of their mothers being pregnant and their newborn siblings coming home from the hospital. Nobody ever talked about Bunny's and my return from the hospital. In my mind my birth was like the nativity, only with gnarly dogs and dirty snow and a chipped picket fence and old blind people with short tempers and dim lights, ashtrays full of Export Plain cigarette butts and bottles of rum. Once, when I was about four, I asked Bunny, "How come I don't look anything like you and George? How come you are old and the other moms are young?" "There are secrets I know about you that I'll take to my grave," she responded. And that pretty well finished that. Bunny built up a wall to protect her secrets, and as a result I built a wall to protect myself. Canadian musician Tom Wilson has written for and recorded songs with Sarah McLachlan, City and Colour, Jason Isbell, Colin James, Lucinda Williams, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mavis Staples and The Rankin Family. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario."--Provided by publisher. "Thomas Cunningham "Tom" Wilson is a veteran of the Canadian music scene, a songwriter and performer for many years. Wilson's eclectic musical style has ranged from the psychobilly / R&B sounds of the Florida Razors, to the western/roots style of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and the funk/blues inspired rock of Junkhouse. His most recent project is Lee Harvey Osmond, which is a collaborative effort with members of Cowboy Junkies and Skydiggers. In 2001 Wilson released a solo album, Planet Love, which featured the hit Dig It"--From wikipedia.org website. Genre:  Autobiographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Biography 362.734092 W753b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction - Indigenous Peoples Collection 362.734092 W753b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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