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Author: Muriel Denison
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
Published: 2024-05-22T00:00:00Z
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 177464844X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNine-year-old Susannah Winston is sent to stay with her Uncle Dennis, an officer with the Mounties - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police - in Regina, Saskatchewan, and has many adventures on the prairie. Made into the blockbuster Hollywood film starring Shirley Temple!
Author: Pierre Berton
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Published: 2012-06-19
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 1551995344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this challenging book, written as a series of open letters to an American friend, Pierre Berton reaches into his profound knowledge of the country’s history and geography to dissect, praise, explain and occasionally criticize the national character. He does so, not with abstract opinions but with apt and colourful examples taken from the past and the present: Sam Steele’s gold rush censorship of the Turkish Whirlwind Danseuse; Ontario’s grudging acceptance of beer in three Toronto ballparks; New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade; Lorne Greene’s rueful return to Toronto; William Van Horne’s tirade against winter carnivals; the role of Kentucky in the War of 1812; W.A.C. Bennett’s surprising takeover of the B.C. Electric Company on the day of its president’s funeral. All these apparently disconnected incidents are woven into a carefully thought-out dissection of the national character, a distillation of more than thirty years of Berton research.
Author: June Cross
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780670885558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe daughter of a white mother and black father describes the factors that caused her mother to place her in the custody of an African-American family and the impact of her mother's later choice to hide the truth about their relationship.
Author: Lester David
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: S.S. Van Dine
Publisher: FelonyandMayhem+ORM
Published: 2021-07-18
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 163194214X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe beloved 1930s comedienne becomes the famed detective’s sidekick in the series that “transport[s] the reader back to a long-gone era of society” (Mystery Scene). During a glamorous night on the town, Gracie Allen finds a dead body—and a cigarette case nearby that belongs to her date for the evening. Detective Philo Vance is on the scene, but questioning Gracie is causing more confusion than enlightenment. To prevent her from creating more chaos, Vance decides to keep her close by as his unofficial sleuthing partner. Now, with the help of the zany star—or in spite of it—he intends to find the real killer . . . “Mr. Van Dine’s amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature.” —Chicago Daily Tribune “The best of the American mystery men.” —The Globe
Author: Jim DeFede
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-07-12
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 0062103288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. Over the course of those four days, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime. As a show of thanks, scholarship funds for the children of Gander have been formed and donations have been made to provide new computers for the schools. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill.
Author: Muriel Denison
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-08-16
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Susannah of the Yukon" by Muriel Denison. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: Lucretia W. Grindle
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780375759840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrowing up, Susannah and her twin sister, Marina, silently communicated in a secret language they called "nightspinning." But when Marina is brutally murdered, eerie, inexplicable events force Susannah to ask herself: Is her sister's killer now coming after her? Terrified, Susannah realizes that nightspinning may be her salvation--or a trap. A spine-tingling, hypnotic read, "The Nightspinners" is psychological suspense at its best.
Author: William Durbin
Publisher: New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub.
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 044041184X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he'd be leaving Montreal to paddle 2,400 miles. It was something older men, like his father, did. But when Pierre's father has an accident, Pierre quits school to become a voyageur for the North West Company, so his family can survive the winter. It's hard for Pierre as the youngest in the brigade. From the treacherous waters and cruel teasing to his aching and bloodied hands, Pierre is miserable. Still he has no choice but to endure the trip to Grand Portage and back.
Author: William Frederick Doolittle
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015736184
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