Extraordinary Tales from Manitoba History

Extraordinary Tales from Manitoba History PDF Author: J. W. Chafe
Publisher: Manitoba Historical Society ; Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Manitoba
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Extraordinary Tales from Manitoba History

Extraordinary Tales from Manitoba History PDF Author: J. W. Chafe
Publisher: Manitoba Historical Society ; Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Manitoba
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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The Story of Manitoba

The Story of Manitoba PDF Author: Frank Howard Schofield
Publisher: Winnipeg, Clarke
ISBN:
Category : Manitoba
Languages : en
Pages : 602

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This collection of biographies of Manitobans was compiled by the S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, and published in Winnipeg in 1913. Most of those featured in the book were living at that time, so no information on death dates were provided.

The Canada Year Book

The Canada Year Book PDF Author: Canada. Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 934

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Every Stone a Story

Every Stone a Story PDF Author: Charles Brawn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894283793
Category : Manitoba
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Every Stone a Story is a collection of stories gleaned from Manitoba';s buried history. Each is illustrated with a photograph of a headstone and each describes the life, death and/or experiences of someone buried in a particular cemetery. The stories are often about the famous or infamous, but equally often they are about people little known outside their communities, but who have done something extraordinary. The stories are grouped according to their topics: politicians, artists, andsportsmen and women, crimes and scandals, accidents and disasters, and pioneers.

YesterCanada

YesterCanada PDF Author: Elma Schemenauer
Publisher: Borealis Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 139

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YesterCanada presents thirty historical tales spanning this great land and the centuries from the 1200s to the 1900s. Here are a few of the mysteries you'll find in its pages: Where in the icy Arctic is the lost Vancouver-based ship Baychimo? Who rang the chapel bell in Tadoussac, Quebec one foggy April night in 1782? Why did a Minnesota farmer abandon his farm, walk to Saskatchewan, and build an ocean-going ship far from any ocean? In YesterCanada you'll also meet adventurers like Ontario´s daring Lady Agnes, Nova Scotia's migrating Normanites, gold-seekers of Alberta, and the Manitoba Cree chief who gave his life for the woman he loved.

Papers Read Before the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba

Papers Read Before the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba PDF Author: Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manitoba
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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The New Larned History

The New Larned History PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Out from the Shadows

Out from the Shadows PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Fire Canoe

Fire Canoe PDF Author: Ted Barris
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 145973209X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385

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Years before railroads arrived, the Canadian West was opened up by an unlikely breed of ship: steamboats plying Prairie waterways. Their aboriginal pilots, experts at reading the tricky waterways, called the ships “fire canoes.” By day they chased freight contracts, but at night they introduced the Edwardian Prairies to pleasure cruises.

Canadian Books for Young People/Livres canadiens pour la jeunesse, 3e

Canadian Books for Young People/Livres canadiens pour la jeunesse, 3e PDF Author: Irma McDonough
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487586426
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 379

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This third, completely revised edition contains hundreds of new entries for a total of almost 2,000 children's books and magazines carefully selected and described by a team of children's librarians. Entries are arranged by subject, with reading levels indicated where necessary, and are also listed in a separate author-title index. A list of prize-winning Canadian children's books and a basic book list for librarians, teachers, and parents are included in this charmingly illustrated volume.