Every Commonwealth citizen knows of the WWI poem, In Flanders Fields. But what do we really know about its author, Canadian soldier/physician/poet, John McCrae? How much do we know of the actual events leading to the writing of one of the most famous war poems ever written? Why do we wear a red poppy in November? Bonfire--the chestnut gentleman is a moving, intimate, and unforgettable look at the writer of the indelible poem, and his world within the war that shaped our nation."--Back of dust jacket.