Mrs. Simcoe's Diary

Mrs. Simcoe's Diary

Author: Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2007-12-10

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1770703004

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Elizabeth Simcoe’s diary, describing Canada from 1791 to 1796, is history written as it was being made. Created largely while she was seated in canoes and bateaux, the diary documents great events in a familiar way and opens our eyes to a side of Canadian history that is too little shown. During her time in Upper Canada (now Ontario), Mrs. Simcoe encountered fascinating figures, such a explorer, Alexander Mackenzie, and Mohawk Chief, Joseph Brant. She took particular interest in the First Nations people, the social customs of the early settlers, and the flora and fauna of a land that contained a mere 10, 000 non-Natives in 1791. The realm she observed so vividly was quite alien to a woman used to a world of ball gowns, servants, and luxury in England, but the lieutenant-governor’s wife was made of stern stuff and embraced her new environment with relish, leaving us with an account instilled with excitement and delight at everything she witnessed.


Mrs. Simcoe's Diary

Mrs. Simcoe's Diary

Author: Elizabeth Simcoe

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2007-10-12

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1550027689

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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.


Elizabeth Postuma Simcoe, 1762-1850

Elizabeth Postuma Simcoe, 1762-1850

Author: Mary Beacock Fryer

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 1989-09

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1550020641

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The diaries, letters, and sketches of Elizabeth Simcoe portray the remarkable woman who came to Upper Canada when her husband was appointed lieutenant-governor.


The Curve Of Time

The Curve Of Time

Author: M. Wylie Blanchet

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2016-01-27

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 178625834X

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“Time did not exist; or if it did it did not mater. Our world then was both wide and narrow—wide in the immensity of the sea and mountain; narrow in that the boat was very small, and we lived and camped, explored and swam in a little realm of our own making...” This is the fascinating true adventure story of a woman who packed her five children onto a twenty-five-foot boat and explored the coastal waters of British Columbia summer after summer in the 1920s and 1930s. Acting single-handedly as skipper, navigator, engineer and of course, mother, Muriel Wylie Blanchet saw her crew through exciting—and sometimes perilous—encounters with fog; rough seas, cougars, bears and whales, and did so with high spirits and courage. On these pages an independent woman with a deep respect for the native cultures of a region, and a refreshing wonderment about the natural world, comes to life. In The Curve of Time, she has left us with a sensitive and lyrically written account of their journeys and a timeless travel memoir not to be missed.


The Scalpel, the Sword

The Scalpel, the Sword

Author: Ted Allan

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2009-05-11

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1770703993

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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.


The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

Author: Deborah Ellis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2004-03-04

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780192752840

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Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.