Norman Bethune : his times and his legacy, son époque et son message edited by David A.E. Shephard and Andrée Lévesque for the Bethune Foundation, édité par David A.E. Shephard et Andrée Lévesques pour la Fondation Bethune

Includes appendices A, B, C, and D which correspond to Bethune's timeline, bibliographical references, an open letter to political candidates in Montreal, and a radio transcription, respectively. Succeeding the appendices are the contributor's biographies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).

His life and his forbears / Sa vie et ses ancêtres : Norman Bethune: a biographical outline / Wendell MacLeod and Hilary Russell -- Chronology of Norman Bethune's Life / La vie de Bethune: chronologie / "I come of a race of men" / Hilary Russell.

Canada 1890-1936 : The religious setting of Norman Bethune's early years / Richard Allen -- Norman Bethune and Frontier College, 1911-1912 / Marjorie Zavitz Robinson -- Frontier College today: from Norman Bethune's times to the present / Jack Pearpoint -- Battlefield Surgery and the stretcher-bearer's experience / Charles G. Roland -- From "a social disease with a medical aspect" to "a medical disease with a social aspect": fighting the white plague in Canada, 1900-1940 / Katherine McCuaig -- Norman Bethune and tuberculosis / G.J. Wherrett -- Edward Archibald, the "new medical science" and Norman Bethune / H. Rocke Robertson -- The Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal: common diseases in the 1920s and 1930s / Jessie Boyd Scriver -- Norman Bethune: l'influence de l'hôpital du Sacré-Coeur / Pierre Delva -- Creativity in Norman Bethune : his medical writings and innovations / David A.E. Shephard -- Norman Bethune and his brethren: poetry in Depression Montreal / Lee Briscoe Thompson -- "They could split rock...": painting in Montreal in the 1930s, and the Children's Creative Art Centre — a conversation piece / Charles Hill, Louis Muhlstock, Marian Scott, Leo Kennedy -- The health of the people: Montreal in the Depression years / Terry Copp -- The Bethune Health Group / Libbie Park -- Political commitment in the 1930s / Stanley B. Ryerson -- L'engagement politique aprés les années trente: l'organisation des travailleurs / Madeleine Parent.

Spain / Espagne 1936-1937 : Henning Sorensen to Graham Spry: a letter / With Norman Bethune in Spain / Ted Allan -- The vivid air signed with his honour: in memory of Norman Bethune / Hazen Sise -- The Spanish Civil War: reminiscences of a veteran of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion / Ross Russell Norman Bethune and the development of blood transfusion services / Paul Weil.

China / Chine 1938-1939 : Norman Bethune in China / Ma Haide (George Hatem) -- The living Bethune / Paul Lin -- Contributions of Norman Bethune to developing China / Lü Wanru.

The legacy / Le message : The Bethune legend: Norman Bethune as hero / Maurice McGregor -- Aprés Bethune: l'expérience des soins médicaux au Québec / Table ronde — Rob Robson, Pierre Delva, Suzanne Dubreuil, Claire Dutrisac, Marc Lavallée, Marc Renaud, Denis Lazure -- Reflections — Réflexions / Wendell MacLeod.

"This book, written by people of widely divergent views and experiences, gives insight into the social, political and cultural background that formed the man and his opinions. The book is based on papers presented at a conference in Montreal in 1979 to mark the fortieth anniversary of Bethune's death in China." -- From the back cover.

English and French.