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Lots of fishing stories
Generally a good book but it lacked the stories of Saskatchewan life I wanted to read about. Almost every story was about fishing which may be the only thing one does in Saskatchewan. I had expected more about the province, more stories and tales about Saskatchewan. What I found were stories about Carpenters life, although interesting, not very reflective of living in Saskatchewan. ... Read more

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Along with J.S. Woodsworth, William Irvine was one of the pioneers of socialism in Canada, a member of the radical Ginger Group, progenitor of the C.C.F. and N.D.P.

In the wake of the First World War Irvine struggled relentlessly to organize Alberta farmers for political action. Elected to Parliament in 1921, he along with close friend Woodsworth were the sole labour representatives in the House: they worked incessantly against the monopoly power of large corporations and financial institutions. Together they laid the basis for a socialist challenge to the Eastern-dominated, two-party system in Canada.

William Irvine: The Life of a Prairie Radical chronicles his immense contribution to the search for political alternatives in this country, a contribution that can still be felt in Canadian politics today.
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This digital document is an article from American Review of Canadian Studies, published by Association for Canadian Studies in the United States on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 10593 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Algonquin revisited: biography to hagiography to label.
Author: Dennis Duffy
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
Volume: 32Issue: 1Page: 67(31)

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A spirit of adventure, a great sense of fun, an observant eye, and enthusiasm for everything new--that's the kind of woman Monica Hopkins was, and that's what led her to leave the comforts of her English family home in 1909 to homestead on the prairies.

Hopkins was a young bride who had finally married her childhood sweetheart, an Irish lad who'd wandered the world, then settled down to the life of a rancher in the foothills of Alberta. Through her eyes we get a unique view of the early days of Western Canada, that of an observant woman who took note of every detail of landscape and personality. Her letters sparkle with delights, enthusiasms, occasional troubles and tragedies.

In Letters from a Lady Rancher, Monica Hopkins brings to life the experiences of the women--and men--who settled the Canadian West.
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Historical - and hysterical!
A friend of a friend sent this book to a group of us living overseas, and while Monica Hopkins lived her adventures nearly 100years ago, we agree that she could be describing our daily life here. Writing to a friend on the other side of the globe, Hopkins details daily life in the "wilds" of Alberta at the turn of the last century, sharing personal anecdotes about her first year of marriage and interesting characters with whom she lives and works.

I highly recommend this title to anyone interested in Canadian history, particularly from a woman's point of view; to anyone living in a new and different culture/ lifestyle than the one to which they are accustomed; and to anyone interested in anecdotal, humorous history. The history of the West will never look the same! ... Read more

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Down-to-earth descriptions, anecdotes, history of small town Ontario from the north to the south. Delightful! Humorous! Final Volume! ... Read more

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What is the relationship between a city, its suburbs, and the rural landaround it?

In the 150 short pieces in Tom Thomson's Shack, Harold Rhenisch explores this questionin economic prose redolent with subtleties. From his native Okanagan to his home on theCariboo plateau, his musings are interwoven with a book tour to Toronto. On itsoutskirts, in Kleinburg, he discovers Group of Seven member Tom Thomson's studio,crucible of Canada -- to his surprise, as real as the valley a short distance from hishome that he knows as the Centre of the Universe.

Side trips to the stagnating mining town of Hedley, the totem poles of Kispiox, theretirement villas and golf courses of Kelowna, shape and refine the author's quest.Toronto, the inescapable electronic grid-city, ceaselessly colonizes the land with imagesof the land. In its wake, how can farming as Rhenisch's Okanagan forebears know it, afight to the death with God, prevail? Amazingly, the author's unsparing inquiry tunnelsthrough paradox to emerge beyond the city-country dichotomy, in the light of a newapprehension of ourselves as Canadians, whether city or country dwellers.

A rich and rigorous meditation on identity, language, work and life, Tom Thomson'sShack is a vital successor to the celebrated Out of the Interior. ... Read more

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Marynia, Don't Cry : Memoirs of Two Polish Canadian
I strongly recommend this book for anyone with Polish ancestry who would like to grasp a phase in the history of their nationality, as well as anyone who liked the storyline of Angela's Ashes. Part I is an amazing and shocking account of a family's endurance of dreadful hardships in the early 1900s in Poland and their eventual migration to Canada. Were the story embellished with more prose, it would be a Polish counterpart of Angela's Ashes! (and easily go on as a box office hit). I was constantly in awe of the determination and comradery of the women in overcoming astonishing obstacles in order to simply survive. ... Read more

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This publication is a collection of forty-eight reflections which explore and chronicle the author's ongoing, personal healing journey following a diagnosis of breast cancer.Each set of reflections includes prose, poetry and affirmation.The book is written in such a manner that it can be used for collective or individual reflection.Illustrations by Shauna Barss are sprinkled throughout.The foreword is written by Catherine Ripplinger Fenwick, author of 'Healing with Humour: A Laughter First Aid Kit' and 'Telling My Sister's Story'.The cover features a Courtney Milne photograph and cover design by Ed Pas.

The book honours and promotes harmony amongst a variety of healing practices and belief systems.It also endeavors to enhance awareness of the healing process itself.Strong themes of healing within relationship, finding voice, relinquishing our illusion of control, and striving for serenity are explored.The account celebrates the centrality of spiritual guidance in finding, to whatever degree possible, healing within all realms of our being.These realms include the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. The collection offers many examples of imagery, visualization, meditation, and prayer created to connect with personal sources of guidance and inspiration.

The book addresses a number of audiences including those experiencing health and healing challenges, their significant others, and the professionals who serve them.Given the holistic focus of the book, these professionals span a wide range of disciplines throughout the mainstream, complementary and spiritual care communities.

The author's personal and professional background has allowed her to write in an intimate and inclusive way which will appeal to people from diverse backgrounds in relation to age, gender, education, culture and spirituality. While the reflections center around the experience of healing, anyone seeking personal or spiritual growth may relate to them. ... Read more

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Rocco Perri came to Canada almost a century ago from Calabria, Italy. Even today his name is well known to historians, police and organized crime—and especially to the people of the city he called home—Hamilton, Ontario.

A poor immigrant, Perri along with his common-law wife, Bessie Starkman, built an unequalled crime empire for the time. During the Prohibition years, Perri provided alcohol to a thirsty clientele in Canada and the United States—a business that was very illegal and highly lucrative. Al Capone and Joseph Kennedy were among Perri’s customers. The Perris also ran gambling, loan-sharking, extortion and prostitution rackets.

ROCCO PERRI: King of the Bootleggers is more than the biography of a man and his empire; it is a riveting portrait of a time when corruption was rampant, murder a business necessity, and discrimination against newcomers forced many to turn to crime as a means of survival. This book also solves a half-century-long mystery about the fate of Rocco Perri. ... Read more