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Sir George Etienne Cartier: His Work for Canada and His Services to MontrealSir George Etienne Cartier: His Work for Canada and His Services to MontrealThe great interest that has been aroused in the Cartier Centenary movement was shown by the large gathering which assembled at the Canadian Club luncheon in the Sailors' Institute on Monday, April...
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The Origin of the Mound BuildersThe Origin of the Mound BuildersLet any traveler start from Wisconsin and traverse the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf of Mexico, and cross the country from the Alleghenies to the Western Plateau, and throughout his course he will find thousands of mounds of earth...
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Ansiedlungen in den Urwäldern von CanadaAnsiedlungen in den Urwäldern von Canada. - Ein Wegweiser für Auswandrer nach Amerika von einer Emigrantin.Schilderung des Bodens, Klimas u. s. w. Lebensweise und Beschftigungen der Ansiedler. Durch Erfahrung und genaue Beobachtung bewhrte Vorschriften, betreffend die Niederlassung und das Gedeihen der neuen Ankmmlinge; mit...
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In Quest of El DoradoIn Quest of El DoradoHaving voyaged twice to America from British ports and once from Copenhagen, I determined on my fourth visit to approach America from Spain and try to follow Columbus's keel over the waters. This study of the quest of El Dorado...
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Chata and Chinita: A NovelChata and Chinita: A NovelOn an evening in May, some forty years ago, Tio Pedro, the portero, or gate-keeper, of Tres Hermanos, had loosened the iron bolts that held back the great doors against the massive stone walls, and was about to close the...
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The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia, Volume 1 (of 2)The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia, Volume 1 (of 2)Before setting sail from Southampton, it may perhaps be as well to devote a few pages explanatory of the early history and discovery of Vancouver Island; why we are going there; and the...
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The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great BritainThe postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great BritainInvestigation into the history of the various and successive issues of labels, wrappers, and envelopes connected with the Postal systems of the British Colonies in North America does not...
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Nova Scotia's Part in the Great WarNova Scotia's Part in the Great WarTwo years have passed since the last gun was fired in the Great War on the Western Front and hitherto no attempt has been made to place before the people of Nova Scotia a comprehensive history of the...
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Never Fire First: A Canadian Northwest Mounted StoryNever Fire First: A Canadian Northwest Mounted Story I Chance of Morpheus II The Eskimo Way III Complication Astounding IV Best of Bad Business V Silver and Black VI Regard for the Law VII WantedAn Eskimo Fox VIII The Hero Fugitive IX The Skein...
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Beyond Rope and FenceBeyond Rope and FenceTo you, dear old Dora, who inspired this book, I dedicate it. I regret most poignantly that life has ordained that you may never know, despite my caresses and my quart measures filled to overflowing with oats, how deeply I have...
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Sir George Arthur and His Administration of Upper CanadaSir George Arthur and His Administration of Upper Canada The last Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada before the Union of 1841 was Sir George Arthur. To most Canadians of to-day he is little more than a name, but still he played an important part in...
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Trains of RecollectionTrains of Recollection - Drawn from Fifty Years of Railway Service in Scotland and Canada, and told to Arthur HawkesThis book is published because readers have said they obtained from the chapters that were written for The Toronto Star Weekly sufficient knowledge about railway...
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The Timber TreasureThe Timber TreasureThe heavy spruce forest broke away into scattered clearings; the road began to show more sign of use. The shriek of a sawmill began to be audible through the trees, and then the stage rolled into Oakley, splashed with mud from wheels...
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The Fair Dominion: A Record of Canadian ImpressionsThe Fair Dominion: A Record of Canadian Impressions You know how long ago, in the earlier-than-Victorian days, the country cousin, in order to see life, went up to the Metropolis. A terrible journey it was, but well worth the labour and anxiety. Accounts are...
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The Red Pirogue: A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian WildsThe Red Pirogue: A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian WildsYoung Ben ODell emerged from the woodshed into the dew and the dawning day with a paddle in his hand, crossed a strip of orchard, passed through a thicket of alders and choke cherries...
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The Greycliff Girls in CampThe Greycliff Girls in CampThe Greycliff girls who had decided to go to the girls camp in Maine with Patricia West, their English teacher, were busy getting ready their camp equipment in the short time which elapsed between the close of school and their...
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Tom AkerleyTom Akerley - His Adventures in the Tall Timber and at Gaspard's Clearing on the Indian RiverThe night was hot and hazy. The aerodrome was in darkness save for a moving light in the black maw of one of the hangars and a shine...
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Canada, the SpellbinderCanada, the Spellbinder whose foresight and energy, whose courage and genius lifted Canada's pioneer railway to a very high level of service and success; extended its operations from the Atlantic to the Pacific; opened thousands of miles of new scenic beauties and prepared a...
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Life Stories for Young PeopleMaximilian in MexicoThe life story of Maximilian First in Mexico is one of the saddest of tragedies. Admitting that he was in some respects a weak sovereign and incompetent for the task he undertook, the tragedy is none the less sad. The dreadful fate...
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A Winter of ContentA Winter of ContentA small, rocky island in a lake, a canoe paddling away across the blue water, a woman standing on a narrow strip of beach, looking after it. I was the woman left on the shore, the canoe held my companions of...
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