Man on the Move

Pete Friesen trusted his intuition and employed his skills to create a lifetime filled with extraordinary achievements. Born in post-revolutionary Russia and raised on the Canadian prairie during the Great Depression Friesen overcame challenging odds and found his way to the pinnacle of engineering success in the United States.<p>As noted by Peter Rowlands who was involved in production of Friesen's bio-documentary Pete: Moving Man Made Mountains Pete Friesen considered life on earth to be an adventure where every challenge and every failure was a learning experience. With little formal education he became an inventor and innovator who moved more than four thousand buildings in his structural-moving career. Possessing the ability to visualize resolution of complex problems Friesen designed machinery and developed procedures that propelled his chosen profession into the modern age.<p> Rowlands chronicles Friesen's fascinating life from beginning to end-from a turbulent childhood through inventions and innovations to international acclaim-creating a fitting memoir and an unforgettable tribute to a man who lived by his credo of hope-to never never give up.