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  • Canoeing a Continent On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie
    Author:

    Finkelstein, Max

    Summary:

    A highly personal account of the travels of Max Finkelstein as he retraces, some two hundred years later, the route of Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to cross North America (1793).

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Travel writing

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  • Emily Carr
    Author:

    Braid, Kate

    Summary:

    As a child she was "contrary,"as a young woman she defied convention to choose art over marriage, and as a middle-aged woman she was considered a full-blown eccentric.

    Genre: Art and architecture, Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Paddling the Boreal Forest Rediscovering A.P. Low
    Author:

    Finkelstein, Max

    ,

    Stone, James

    ,

    Mason, Becky

    Summary:

    The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador -- some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada -- has captivated avid canoeists for generations.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Travel writing

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  • The North Runner
    Author:

    Lawrence, R.D.

    ,

    Finkelstein, Max

    Summary:

    The North Runner is a true and moving story of the building of trust between a man and an exceptional dog that was half wolf, half Alaskan Malamute, and the resulting mutual affection and respect b

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–5 Emma Albani / Emily Carr / George Grant / Jacques Plante / John Diefenbaker
    Author:

    Konieczny, Vladimir

    ,

    Dunton, Darcy

    ,

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Rigelhof, T.F.

    ,

    Slade, Arthur

    ,

    Plante, Raymond

    ,

    Braid, Kate

    Summary:

    Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–10 Emma Albani / Emily Carr / George Grant / Jacques Plante / John Diefenbaker / John Franklin / Marshall McLuhan / Phyllis Munday / Wilfrid Laurier / Nellie McClung
    Author:

    Konieczny, Vladimir

    ,

    Dunton, Darcy

    ,

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Rigelhof, T.F.

    ,

    Slade, Arthur

    ,

    Plante, Raymond

    ,

    Braid, Kate

    ,

    Fitzgerald, Judith

    ,

    Wilson, John

    ,

    Bridge, Kathryn

    ,

    Stewart, Roderick

    ,

    Macpherson, Margaret

    Summary:

    Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Canadian Artists Bundle Emily Carr / Tom Thomson / James Wilson Morrice
    Author:

    Braid, Kate

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    Summary:

    Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Art and architecture, Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle Marshall McLuhan, Nellie McClung, René Lévesque and many more
    Author:

    Fitzgerald, Judith

    ,

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Braid, Kate

    ,

    Rigelhof, T.F.

    ,

    Plante, Raymond

    ,

    Slade, Arthur

    ,

    Wilson, John

    ,

    Bridge, Kathryn

    ,

    Stewart, Roderick

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Macpherson, Margaret

    ,

    goodall, lian

    ,

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    ,

    Evans, Gary

    ,

    Cowley, Deborah

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Ferguson, Julie H.

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    ,

    Sadlier, Rosemary

    ,

    Argyle, Ray

    ,

    Tidridge, Nathan

    ,

    Martin, Ged

    Summary:

    This special bundle contains the first thirty-five books in the Quest Biography series, which profiles the lives of Canadians who have had a profound effect on their country and the world.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

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