Ronald Caplan
Historian, writer, and publisher of Cape Breton Island stories
About Ronald Caplan
Born 1945. Ronald Caplan is an American writer, editor and short story writer.
Ronald (Ron) Caplan, (born 1945) is a publisher, writer, folk-historian, and Member of the Order of Canada.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1945, Ronald Caplan emigrated to Canada in 1971. He moved to Canada's Maritimes and, in 1972, he and his young family settled down in Cape Breton Island's Highlands region, and began chronicling the local history. His audio recordings and photographs are a lasting record of this way of life that has mostly disappeared. He was appointed to the Order of Canada on 30 December 2010 for his work on the magazine, and as the publisher of the Breton Books imprint.
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Who is Ronald Caplan?
historian, writer, and publisher of Cape Breton Island stories
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Ronald Caplan was born in 1945 in Pittsburgh.
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Ronald Caplan is a writer, editor and short story writer.
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Ronald Caplan is American.
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