A Century of Grant MacEwan
A Century of Grant MacEwan

Author: Grant MacEwan

Publisher: Brindle and Glass

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1926972007

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August 12, 2002 would have marked the 100th birthday of one of Western Canada's most beloved, exemplary, idiosyncratic and admired citizens, the Hon. J.W. Grant MacEwan. A Century of Grant MacEwan: Selected Writings is published to mark the centenary of the author's birth, and showcases the writing achievements of this remarkable man. From his first foray into historical writing, The Sodbusters (1948), to Watershed: Reflections on Water (2000), this collection offers a fascinating selection drawn from the nearly fifty books that won him a place in hearts and on bookshelves across the Canadian West. From perilous Chilcotin–Klondike cattle drives to the creation of a short-lived republic within the boundaries of Manitoba, A Century of Grant MacEwan is MacEwan at his finest, preserving little-known or neglected nuggets of the past for future generations to read and remember. Through his writing, MacEwan shows us our history.

Tatanga Mani
Tatanga Mani

Author: Grant MacEwan

Publisher: Edmonton, Alta. : M. G. Hurtig

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull

Author: Grant MacEwan

Publisher: Hurtig

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 246

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"For many years citizens of both Canada and United States were satisfied to think of the Sioux chief, Sitting Bull, as a treacherous savage, a menace to the white man's design for the development of the country. Newspaper reports made him the most notorious figure on the western frontier. After the Custer affair of 1876 - for which he was held responsible - his reputation was for massacre and murder. ... But why the Canadian interest in Sitting Bull? ... He became a symbol of the conflict between the hordes of greedy newcomers and the frustrated native defenders."--Desc. at www.popula.com.

How to Pronounce Knife
How to Pronounce Knife

Author: Souvankham Thammavongsa

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0316422118

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A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN Open Book Award, and winner of the 2020 Giller Prize, this revelatory story collection honors characters struggling to find their bearings far from home, even as they do the necessary "grunt work of the world." A failed boxer painting nails at the local salon. A woman plucking feathers at a chicken processing plant. A housewife learning English from daytime soap operas. A mother teaching her daughter the art of worm harvesting. In her stunning debut story collection, O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa focuses on characters struggling to make a living, illuminating their hopes, disappointments, love affairs, acts of defiance, and above all their pursuit of a place to belong. In spare, intimate prose charged with emotional power and a sly wit, she paints an indelible portrait of watchful children, wounded men, and restless women caught between cultures, languages, and values. As one of Thammavongsa's characters says, "All we wanted was to live." And in these stories, they do—brightly, ferociously, unforgettably. Unsentimental yet tender, taut and visceral, How to Pronounce Knife announces Souvankham Thammavongsa as one of the most striking voices of her generation. “As the daughter of refugees, I’m able to finally see myself in stories.” —Angela So, Electric Literature

The Sodbusters
The Sodbusters

Author: Grant MacEwan

Publisher: Calgary : Fifth House Publishers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 9781894004626

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Farming on the Canadian frontier took a special kind of determination and adaptability. Originally published in 1948, The Sodbusters is a lively collection of stories about the first settlers to tackle the rough, unbroken land, and the wide variety of agricultural approaches they took. From Pat Burns to John Ware, Kootenai Brown to the Barr colonists, historian Grant MacEwan captures the spirit of these early pioneers and pays tribute to the legacy they left behind.

Watershed
Watershed

Author: Grant MacEwan

Publisher: NeWest Publishers Ltd.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781896300351

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Alberta icon Grant MacEwan draws from his broad knowledge as an agriculturalist and his vast life experience to tell us "what every Canadian should know about water." These reflections are his love letters to water.

Foe
Foe

Author: Iain Reid

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-09-04

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1501127454

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*Now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal* A taut, psychological thriller from Iain Reid, “one of the most talented purveyors of weird, dark narratives in contemporary fiction” (Los Angeles Review of Books). Severe climate change has ravaged the country, leaving behind a charred wasteland. Junior and Henrietta live a comfortable if solitary life on one of the last remaining farms. Their private existence is disturbed the day a stranger comes to the door with alarming news. Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm, but the most unusual part is that arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Henrietta won’t have a chance to miss him. She won’t be left alone—not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company. Told in Iain Reid’s sparse, biting style, Foe is a “mind-bending and genre-defying work of genius” (Liz Nugent, author of Unraveling Oliver) that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.