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The Lost Treasures of Yucatan

A Belizean Saga

by Ben Maartman

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Softcover
$14.50
Softcover
$14.50

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 11/15/2004

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 106
ISBN : 9781412014878

About the Book

About the Author

Ben was born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1924. Raised on farms, he served in the navy, and later attended UBC and became a correctional social worker and also took creative writing under Earle Birney and received the Brissendon creative writing scholarhip.

For many years he did radio and film scripts for the CBC, mainly on social themes. The Manipulator Series. Skidrow: Italia Award. The Dirty Thirties:Wilderness Award. Belize: one hour film documentary.

The family spent three school years in Belize.

Ben and Blanche live in rural Vancouver Island where they raised seven children. Since 1983 they have been low-budget world travellers, including a year teaching ESL in China.

Books by Ben Maartman

The Iron Bowl Blues & Other Peeks Behind The Bamboo Curtain
About the frolics and torments of a year teaching ESL in China. Plus China travel.
Fogduckers Press

The Strange Thing About Miracles & Other Stories
A correctional social worker's account of Canada's first hectic experiment in paroling recidivist penitentiary heroin addicts.
Fogduckers Press

Marco Polo On the O.A.S. - A Low Budget World Travel Guide For All Ages
How to travel the world on Old Age Security while banking money.
Fogduckers Press

The above books are distributed by U of T Press and are available at most bookstores or at:

Fogduckers Press
Box 144, Errington, B.C. V0R 1V0
Ph/Fax (250) 248 8325
email: bmaartman@bcsupernet.com
www.bcsupernet.com/users/benmaartman/