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The Measure of a Life

A Biography of Vision, Resilience, and Lasting Impact

by Emma Whitaker · 2024

From humble beginnings to a legacy that transformed generations.

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About the book

Drawing on decades of letters, photographs and interviews, Emma Whitaker reconstructs the life of a man who left school at fourteen and went on to change the lives of thousands.

The untold journey of courage, sacrifice and purpose — and a moving portrait of what it means to live a life that matters.

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“He kept every letter he was ever sent, and answered every one. It took me three years to read them all.”

— The Measure of a Life, Chapter One

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