Blood Of The Donnellys

Author : Keith Ross Leckie
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781771622400

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Cursed! Blood of the Donnellys by Keith Ross Leckie Pdf

In the midst of the feuds and famine of Tipperary, Ireland in 1845, Jim Donnelly and Johannah McGee fall passionately in love. She is the beautiful daughter of an affluent estate manager, he the rebellious son of dispossessed peasants. With her father’s men in pursuit and a sizable price on Jim’s head, they board a ship set for Canada to start a new life and put the troubles of the old country behind them. Thousands of miles away in rural Ontario, they find the feuds and vendettas of Ireland are very much alive. Jim must make a place for his young family not just with his back, but with his fists. Fifteen years later, the Donnelly family have become one of the most powerful in Lucan Township, loved by some and hated by others. Jim and Johannah’s sons are notorious as both fighters and lovers and torment the townspeople, swinging shillelaghs, burning barns and seducing daughters. But certain citizens of Lucan have had enough. At midnight on February 3, 1880, a mob of thirty armed men in women’s clothing and carnival masks ride out for the Donnelly farm. Sustained by whisky and the blessings of the local priest, their goal is to wipe the Donnelly family from the face of the earth. Yet there is an eye witness and during the trial that follows, it becomes clear that in small town Ontario of the late 1800s, order is valued above truth. Eventful and conveyed with cinematic detail, Cursed! Blood of the Donnellys is an engaging and historically enlightening read.

Author : David McRae
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554884995

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Blood of the Donnellys by David McRae Pdf

Jason Stevens is an angry 15-year-old when his parents decide to move from Toronto to Lucan, Ontario, site of the notorious 1880 massacre of the Irish-Canadian Donnelly family. In the big city, Jason’s spate of petty thievery earned him a sentence of community service under the tutelege of his grandfather, an eccentric retired school teacher, who is building a museum devoted to the history of Lucan. Now even unhappier than he was in Toronto, Jason falls in with a gang of youth called the White Boys, who are involved with the local drug trade and who are terrorizing the neighbourhood, much as the Donnellys were once accused of doing. While performing his community service, Jason finds himself becoming enthralled with the Donnelly story. With the help of a ghost of someone who may have had something to do with the butchery of the Donnellys, Jason searches for answers both in history and in his own life.

Author : David McRae
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781770702882

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Blood of the Donnellys by David McRae Pdf

Jason Stevens is an angry 15-year-old when his parents decide to move from Toronto to Lucan, Ontario, site of the notorious 1880 massacre of the Irish-Canadian Donnelly family. In the big city, Jason’s spate of petty thievery earned him a sentence of community service under the tutelege of his grandfather, an eccentric retired school teacher, who is building a museum devoted to the history of Lucan. Now even unhappier than he was in Toronto, Jason falls in with a gang of youth called the White Boys, who are involved with the local drug trade and who are terrorizing the neighbourhood, much as the Donnellys were once accused of doing. While performing his community service, Jason finds himself becoming enthralled with the Donnelly story. With the help of a ghost of someone who may have had something to do with the butchery of the Donnellys, Jason searches for answers both in history and in his own life.

Author : RAY FAZAKAS
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466913004

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In Search of the Donnellys by RAY FAZAKAS Pdf

The massacre of the Donnellys by their fellow church members has fascinated the public in the English-speaking world for well over a hundred years. Contained in this book are intriguing new photographs never before published and significant new information, which will pique the interest even of those who have been familiar for years with this bit of North American folk history with Irish roots.

Author : James Reaney
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781550028324

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The Donnellys by James Reaney Pdf

Based on a true story, these three plays explore the saga of a secret society and massacre that stunned the Canadian public in 1880.-Based on a true story, these three plays explore the saga of a secret society and massacre that stunned the Canadian public in 1880.

Author : John Little
Publisher : Comprehensive Donnellys, Volum
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1770416293

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The Donnellys: Powder Keg by John Little Pdf

An in-depth, well-researched, and comprehensive account of the vigilante mob that murdered five of the Donnelly family and burned the family farm to the ground, and the feuds and religious tensions that led to it exploding into the headline-inducing massacre that it was.

Author : Keith Ross Leckie
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143178989

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Coppermine by Keith Ross Leckie Pdf

Part epic adventure, part romance, and part true-crime thriller, Coppermine is a dramatic, compelling, character-driven story set in 1917 in the extremes of Canada's far north and the boom town of Edmonton. The story begins when two missionaries disappear in the remote Arctic region known as the Coppermine. North West Mounted Police officer Jack Creed and Angituk, a young Copper Inuit interpreter, are sent on a year-long odyssey to investigate the fate of the lost priests. On the shores of the Arctic Ocean near the mouth of the Coppermine River, they discover their dismembered remains. Two Inuit hunters are tracked and apprehended, and the four begin an arduous journey to Edmonton, to bring the accused to justice. Instructing the jury to "think like an Eskimo," the defence counsel sets out to prove the Inuit acted in self-defence. They hear how the hunters believed the priests were possessed by demons about to kill them, and how, acting on this belief, they killed the men and ate their livers. The jury finds them not guilty. The hunters become celebrities, a parade is held for them, they visit a movie theatre and an amusement park, and become guests of honour at socialite dinners. They are given new suits, fine cigars, and champagne. But Rome is outraged that the murderers of its martyred priests will go free. As secrets of Jack Creed's past in the trenches of Europe are revealed, Jack tries to save his two friends, and himself.

Author : Thomas P. Kelley
Publisher : Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Crime and criminals
ISBN : 1895565243

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The Black Donnellys by Thomas P. Kelley Pdf

The terrible Donnelly feud, by far the most notorious and violent in the history of Canada, began in the spring of 1847 only a few hours after James Donnelly, an Irish immigrant, first arrived in the town of Lucan, Ontario. The feud lasted nearly 33 years and was marked by murders, gang wars, highway robbery, mass arson, derailed trains, mutilations, and barbarisms paralleling the Dark Ages.

Author : Nate Hendley
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459413382

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Black Donnellys by Nate Hendley Pdf

The gruesome saga of the Black Donnellys has been heavily mythologized beginning with the first book published on the story by Thomas Kelley in 1954. A thick layer of rumour, legend and hearsay has built up around the facts of the case. But one thing is clear — no one who reads this book will ever forget the murderous events that occurred near the town of Lucan, Ontario, in the 1870s. This new edition has been updated to include numerous black and white and colour photos pertaining to the infamous Donnelly family.

Author : Tom Mulcair
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459732964

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Strength of Conviction by Tom Mulcair Pdf

The inside story of Thomas Mulcair’s rise from modest beginnings to the threshold of power. Discover the man behind the headlines, who he is, how he thinks, and the struggles he faced — from fighting sexual misconduct, to protecting our environment, to his work alongside Jack Layton leading the NDP to a historic breakthrough in Quebec.

Author : Gordon Young
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520377547

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Teardown by Gordon Young Pdf

After living in San Francisco for fifteen years, journalist Gordon Young found himself yearning for his Rust Belt hometown: Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors and the “star” of the Michael Moore documentary Roger & Me. Hoping to rediscover and help a place that had once boasted one of the world’s highest per capita income levels but had become one of the country's most impoverished and dangerous cities, he returned to Flint with the intention of buying a house. What he found was a place of stark contrasts and dramatic stories, where an exotic dancer could afford a lavish mansion, speculators scooped up cheap houses by the dozen on eBay, and arson was often the quickest route to neighborhood beautification. Skillfully blending personal memoir, historical inquiry, and interviews with Flint residents, Young constructs a vibrant tale of a once-thriving city still fighting—despite overwhelming odds—to rise from the ashes. He befriends a ragtag collection of urban homesteaders and die-hard locals who refuse to give up as they try to transform Flint into a smaller, greener town that offers lessons for cities all over the world. Hard-hitting, insightful, and often painfully funny, Teardown reminds us that cities are ultimately defined by people, not politics or economics.

Author : LK Shaw
Publisher : LK Shaw
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Devil I Don't Know: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance by LK Shaw Pdf

Jacob My father is dying, and I’ve been called back to Brooklyn to take my place as the head of the Italian syndicate. After a seven year absence, my first test of loyalty is to marry the granddaughter of the Irish mob’s leader. I may not want a wife, but I’ll kill anyone who tries to harm her. I only hope she doesn’t expect love in our marriage. I can’t—won’t—love her. Not ever. I don’t have it in me. Brenna My life has always been about duty. When my grandfather signs a marriage contract, I become a pawn in an alliance between the Irish and the Italians. Once again, I’m bound by duty. I’ve always been invisible—the person who fades into the background—except soon my new husband begins to see me. He’s a Brooklyn king, but will our enemies destroy my chance to become his queen?

Author : Thomas P. Kelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1127676931

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Vengeance of the Black Donnellys by Thomas P. Kelley Pdf

Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443124690

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Schooled by Gordon Korman Pdf

Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television. He's never tasted a pizza. Never heard of a wedgie. Since he was little, his only experience has been living on a farm commune and being home-schooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. But when Rain falls out of a tree while picking plums and has to stay in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and her cranky teen daughter and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dying and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school. Right from the beginning, Cap's weirdness makes him a moving target at Claverage Middle School (dubbed C-Average by the students). He has long, ungroomed hair; wears hemp clothes; and practises tai chi on the lawn. Once Zack Powers, big man on campus, spots Cap, he can't wait to introduce him to the age-old tradition at C-Average: the biggest nerd is nominated for class president—and wins.

Author : Orlo Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780470675199

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The Donnellys Must Die by Orlo Miller Pdf

From the annals of Canadian true crime, the story of The Black Donnellys massacre Ancient feuds, bloody conspiracy, gruesome murder, and bitter controversy--all shrouded in a seemingly impenetrable cloak of mystery. This is the tale of "The Black Donnellys"--a notorious family of Irish settlers who were viciously attacked while they slept in their Lucan, Ontario farmhouse on February 4, 1880. Here, in this definitive account of this sordid episode in Canadian history, first published in 1962 and continuously in print since then, author Orlo Miller sets out to separate fact from fiction, and legend from reality, to bring us the truth behind the Donnelly murders. Combining exhaustive research based on contemporary newspaper accounts, court records and personal diaries, with personal insights and dramatic re-creations, Miller's chilling revelations shed new light on this infamous case in the annals of Canadian crime. You will be taken on a journey of terrible bloodlust, unbending loyalties, and fatal revenge in the re-telling of an event whose infamy still lives in popular culture today.