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James Barrett Lamb (1919 – 29 February 2000) was a Canadian newspaperman who became well-known both for his accounts of his war-time experiences in the Royal Canadian Navy and for an editorial he wrote in 1964 entitled The Canada I Love: An Unfashionable Testament, which became one of the most famous Canadian editorials of the 20th Century.

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[edit] Early life and naval career

"Jim" Lamb was born in Toronto in 1919. When he was studying at Oakwood Collegiate Institute in York, Ontario he was a fan of Gordon Sinclair, the globe-trotting reporter for the Toronto Star, which motivated hime to work on the staff of the school paper, the Oracle.

[edit] Royal Canadian Navy

[edit] Post-war

[edit] Commands

[edit] Citations

[edit] Reference list

  • Lamb, James B. (1990). Alexander Graham Bell: Baddeck's Gentle Genius. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press. ISBN 0889994331. 
  • Lamb, James B. (1977). The Corvette Navy: True Stories from Canada's Atlantic War. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. ISBN 0770515789. 
  • Lamb, James B. (2000). Hidden Heritage: Buried Romance at St. Ann's, Cape Breton Island. Sydney, NS: University of Cape Breton Press. ISBN 1895415527. 
  • Lamb, James B. (1989). In Love and War: The Delanceys at Waterloo. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. ISBN 0771592086. 
  • Lamb, James B. (1986). On the Triangle Run. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. ISBN 0771597460. 
  • Lamb, James B. (1972). The Other Canada. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press. 
  • Lamb, James B. (1979). Press Gang: Post-War Life in the World of Canadian Newspapers. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. ISBN 0770518141. 
  • Lamb, James B. (1975). Temple-Tombs and Hill-Forts: A Layman's Look at the Exciting and Romantic Places in our Prehistoric Past. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press. 


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