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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30 Louis Riel / James Wilson Morrice / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Robertson Davies / James Douglas / William C. Van Horne / George Simpson / Tom Thomson / Simon Girty / Mary Pickford
    Author:

    Ferguson, Julie H.

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    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    Summary:

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

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  • Dundurn Vietnam War Library Bundle Guerrilla Nation / Indochina Now and Then / Cross-Border Warriors
    Author:

    Maclear, Michael

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    Fetherling, George

    ,

    Gaffen, Fred

    Summary:

    The Vietnam War was a regional conflict that turned into an epic confrontation between ideologies, leaving deep scars on the psyches of nations that fought and long-lasting physical damage to Vietn

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  • Canadian Cultural Heritage Bundle Louis Riel / Harriet Tubman / Simon Girty
    Author:

    Stewart, Sharon

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    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Sadlier, Rosemary

    Summary:

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

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  • Henry Hudson New World Voyager
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    In 1607, Henry Hudson was an obscure English sea captain. By 1610, he was an internationally renowned explorer.

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

    Fitzgerald, Judith

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    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.

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  • George Fetherling's Travel Memoirs 3-Book Bundle One Russia, Two Chinas / Running Away to Sea / Indochina Now and Then
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    The travel writing of celebrated writer George Fetherling is filled with vivid prose and bizarre characters.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Travel writing

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  • The Desperate Ones Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Short-listed for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction They were among Canada’s most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until no

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • One Russia, Two Chinas
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    A travel narrative written over the course of ten years, One Russia, Two Chinas is about change and resistance to change in the postmodern world.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Travel writing

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  • Plans Deranged by Time The Poetry of George Fetherling
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

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    Moritz, A.F.

    Summary:

    The Toronto Star called him a legendary figure in Canadian writing, and indeed George Fetherling has been prolific in many genres: poetry, history, travel narrative, memoir, and cultural studies.

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  • Indochina Now and Then
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    Follow George Fetherling as he travels through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia looking for any remaining traces of the Indochina that was.

    Genre: History and geography, Travel writing

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  • Simon Girty Wilderness Warrior
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    During the American Revolution and the border conflicts that followed, Simon Girty’s name struck terror into the hearts of U.S. settlers in the Ohio Valley and the territory of Kentucky.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, History and geography

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  • Line of Fire Heroism, Tragedy, and Canada's Police
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Across Canada peace officers put their lives on the line every day.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Running With Dillinger The Story of Red Hamilton and Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    This book picks up where The Desperate Ones: Canada's Forgotten Outlaws left off.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • Running Away to Sea Round the World on a Tramp Freighter
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Travel writing

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  • Murder Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Who committed Toronto’s Silk Stocking Murder? Why did a quiet accountant in Guelph, Ontario, murder his wife and two daughters?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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