Download or read book Almonte's Brothers of the Wind written by Frank Cosentino and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little eastern Ontario town of Almonte has produced two giants in the field of athletics. Neither was a world champion, neither was an Olympic medallist, but each in his own way transformed the sports world. Both were pioneers in the development of physical education as a serious academic discipline. James Naismith contributed his own invention, basketball, to the modern world. R. Tait McKenzie left a timeless legacy in his considerable body of work in bronze sculpture, especially of athletic subjects.