The Voyageur Canadian Biographies 5 Book Bundle

Author : Grey Owl,Sydney Gordon,Mary Quayle Innis,Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe,William Kilbourn
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459729025

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The Voyageur Canadian Biographies 5-Book Bundle by Grey Owl,Sydney Gordon,Mary Quayle Innis,Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe,William Kilbourn Pdf

Voyageur Classics is a series of special versions of Canadian classics, with added material and new introductory notes. In this bundle we find five biographical and autobiographical titles that shed light on some of Canada’s most important figures at crucial times in the country’s development. William Kilbourn brings to life the rebel Canadian hero William Lyon Mackenzie: able political editor, first mayor of Toronto, and the gadfly of the House of Assembly. The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune, a brilliant surgeon, campaigner for socialized medicine, and communist. Elizabeth Simcoe’s diary, describing Canada from 1791 to 1796, is history written as it was being made, an account instilled with excitement and delight. And finally, two titles by the legendary Grey Owl tell his own astonishing story and advocate for a closeness with and respect for nature. Each of these books is an essential classic of Canadian literature. Includes The Firebrand Mrs. Simcoe’s Diary The Scalpel, the Sword The Men of the Last Frontier Pilgrims of the Wild

Author : Hugh Garner,James Reaney,Robin Skelton,Germaine Warkentin,Scott Symons
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1392 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459729032

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The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle by Hugh Garner,James Reaney,Robin Skelton,Germaine Warkentin,Scott Symons Pdf

Voyageur Classics is a series of special versions of Canadian classics, with added material and new introductions. In this bundle we find five classic works of twentieth century fiction, drama and poetry, a period when Canada’s literary identity was shaped. Originally published in 1962, The Silence on the Shore is considered by many critics to be renowned Hugh Garner’s best, most ambitious novel. Originally published in 1967, Combat Journal for Place d’Armes was initially met with shock and anger by most reviewers but has become a literary touchstone. The Donnellys tells the tale of a secret society and a massacre that shocked the Canadian public, a story overlooked by the artistic community until Reaney’s 1975 play elevated the events to the level of legend. In This Poem I Am presents the best of poet Robin Skelton’s adventurous poetry. And Exploration Literature is a groundbreaking collection of early writing inspired by the opening of a continent, an entry point into the beginnings of a literate response to the awe and wonder inspired by an unfolding geography. Includes Canadian Exploration Literature Combat Journal for Place d’Armes The Donnellys In This Poem I Am The Silence on the Shore

Author : Grace Lee Nute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:397085647

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The Voyageur by Grace Lee Nute Pdf

Author : D.T. Lahey,Tom Henighan,John Wilson,Tom Shardlow,Kathryn Bridge,Francine Legaré
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459724730

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Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle by D.T. Lahey,Tom Henighan,John Wilson,Tom Shardlow,Kathryn Bridge,Francine Legaré Pdf

Presenting six titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada is a vast land with many remote regions to be explored. Among the intrepid explorers who travelled the wilderness and mapped Canada’s geography are: the French founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain; surveyor David Thompson; doomed seeker of the Northwest Passage Sir John Franklin; Arctic explorer Vilhjamur Stefansson; legendary Upper Canada governor Sir George Simpson; and mountaineer Phyllis Munday. Their stories are detailed in these entertaining and informative biographies. Includes Samuel de Champlain John Franklin David Thompson Vilhjamur Stefansson George Simpson Phyllis Munday

Author : John W. Ekstedt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1425957056

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Shades of Northern Light by John W. Ekstedt Pdf

This book is an account of one man's introduction to modern Canada. It is a memoir, a primer on social change, and a portrayal of the nuances that make Canada its own place in the North American landscape. It is about Canadian identity-especially as contrasted with the neighbor to the south. It tells of the continuing drama of Canada's first people and their relationship with the dominant settler society. The author sees his life as part of the weave in the Canadian fabric-similar to the voyageurs whose ventures opened the country to a new people-and he follows the thread of it for over forty years of discovery.

Author : Ted Allan,Sydney Gordon
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770703995

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The Scalpel, the Sword by Ted Allan,Sydney Gordon Pdf

Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner against private medicine, communist, and graphic artist. Bethune belonged to that international contingent of individuals who recognized the threat of fascism in the world and went out courageously to try to defeat it. Born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Bethune introduced innovative techniques in treating battlefield injuries and pioneered the use of blood transfusions to save lives, which made him a legend first in Spain during the civil war and later in China when he served with the armies of Mao Zedong in their fight against the invading Japanese. He is today remembered amongst the pantheon of Chinese revolutionary heroes. In Canada Bethune’s strong left-wing views made him persona non grata, but this highly readable and engaging account has helped to sustain the memory of a great man.

Author : Thomas McMicking
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Canada, Western
ISBN : OCLC:1097309150

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Overland from Canada to British Columbia by Thomas McMicking Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1091200088

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Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–25 Louis Riel by Anonim Pdf

Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: firebrand Metis leader Louis Riel; landscape painter James Wilson Morrice; Arctic explorer and ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson; revered novelist Robertson Davies; and the “Father of British Columbia,” James Douglas. IncludesLouis RielJames Wilson MorriceVilhjalmur StefanssonRobertson DaviesJames Douglas.

Author : Robert Twigger
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780297863885

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Voyageur by Robert Twigger Pdf

Best-selling author of Angry White Pyjamas travels across the Rocky Mountains by canoe Fifteen years before Lewis and Clark, Scotsman Alexander Mackenzie, looking to open up a trade route, set out from Lake Athabasca in central Northern Canada in search of the Pacific Ocean. Mackenzie travelled by bark canoe and had a cache of rum and a crew of Canadian voyageurs, hard-living backwoodsmen, for company. Two centuries later, Robert Twigger decides to follow in Mackenzie's wake. He too travels the traditional way, having painstakingly built a canoe from birchbark sewn together with pine roots, and assembled a crew made up of fellow travelers, ex-tree-planters and a former sailor from the US Navy. Several had tried before them but they were the first people to successfully complete Mackenzie's diabolical route over the Rockies in a birchbark canoe since 1793. Their journey takes them to the remotest parts of the wilderness, through Native American reservations, over mountains, through rapids and across lakes, meeting descendants of Mackenzie and unhinged Canadian trappers, running out of food, getting lost and miraculously found again, disfigured for life (the ex-sailor loses his thumb), bears brown and black, docile and grizzly.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1091210103

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Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 26–30 William C. Van Horne by Anonim Pdf

Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: nineteenth century railway builder William C. Van Horne; early nineteenth century governor and fur baron George Simpson; legendary Group of Seven-associated landscape painter Tom Thomson; intrepid early frontiersman Simon Girty; and Canada’s first world-famous movie star, Mary Pickford. Includes William C. Van Horne George Simpson Tom Thomson Simon Girty Mary Pickford.

Author : North West Company
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773507140

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The English River Book by North West Company Pdf

Describes duties, wages, stations, and many other details concerning the approximately one hundred voyageurs in the English River district during 1785 and 1786.

Author : Canniff Haight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : OCLC:884033431

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Country Life in Canada by Canniff Haight Pdf

Author : Susanna Moodie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Canada
ISBN : LCCN:20012861

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Roughing it in the Bush, Or, Life in Canada by Susanna Moodie Pdf

Author : Edited by Butler Marian,Marian Butler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1632 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0802049745

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Canadian Books in Print 2002 by Edited by Butler Marian,Marian Butler Pdf

Containing more than 48000 titles, of which approximately 4000 have a 2001 imprint, the author and title index is extensively cross-referenced. It offers a complete directory of Canadian publishers available, listing the names and ISBN prefixes, as well as the street, e-mail and web addresses.

Author : Jean Morrison
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781770703070

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Superior Rendezvous-Place by Jean Morrison Pdf

Jean Morrison has written a fascinating and important book, full of drama and colourful historical figures. Rare paintings, drawings, maps and archival photographs complement her impeccable research and lively text. Superior Rendezvous-Place encompasses the French predecessors of Fort William, Native Peoples of the time and the evolution of the fur trade, with an emphasis on the North West Company era. This most important work concludes with details of the reconstruction of the fort and the development of Old Fort William, one of Ontario’s "must see" attractions. "Jean Morrison is a natural story teller, and hers is an essential historical document in the compelling history of Fort William, once the centre of the North American commercial universe." - Peter C. Newman, author of Caesars of the Wilderness "This book is wonderful reading. Jean Morrison’s prose is beautiful." - Carolyn Podruchny, fur trade historian, Newberry Library, Chicago