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  • One More River to Cross

    par Bryan Prince ...
    In the early to mid-nineteenth century, Isaac Brown, a slave, was accused of the attempted murder of a prominent plantation owner, despite there being no evidence of his guilt. Brown, after enduring two brutal floggings, was shipped to a New Orleans slave pen. From there the resourceful Brown was able to make a daring escape to Philadelphia in the free state of Pennsylvania. His biggest error was ... En savoir plus

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  • Bryan Prince's Underground Railroad 2-Book Bundle

    My Brother's Keeper / One More River to Cross

    par Bryan Prince ...
    Award-winning author Bryan Prince portrays the experiences of slaves and former slaves in these compelling histories of the Underground Railroad and American Civil War. This special two-book collection includes:My Brother’s Keeper: African Canadians and the American Civil WarThe stirring story of African Canadians who had fled slavery and oppression in the United States but returned to enlist in ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • My Brother's Keeper

    African Canadians and the American Civil War

    par Bryan Prince ...
    The story of African Canadians who fled slavery in the United States but returned to enlist in the Union forces during the American Civil War.On New Year’s Eve in 1862, blacks from across British North America joined in spirit with their American fellows in silent vigils to await the enactment of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The terms declared that slaves who were held in the ... En savoir plus

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  • A Shadow on the Household

    One Enslaved Family's Incredible Struggle for Freedom

    par Bryan Prince ...
    The extraordinary story of one couple’s determination to free themselves and their children from slavery and make a new life in CanadaPrior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40,000 men, women, and children made the perilous trip north from enslavement in the United States to freedom in Canada. Many were aided by networks that came to be known as the Underground Railroad. And the stories that emerge ... En savoir plus

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    The end of the War of 1812 brought with it great political, economic, and social upheaval.The sixth and final book of the Upper Canada Preserved — War of 1812 series, The Ashes of War examines in detail the closing stages of the war on the Northern Frontier, including the two-month siege of Fort Erie, the engagement at Cook’s Mills, the American attempt to recapture Michilimackinac (Mackinac), the ... En savoir plus

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  • Inside the Dream Palace

    The Life and Times of New York's Legendary Chelsea Hotel

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  • Beethoven

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  • You're In Canada Now . . .

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  • A Crucible of Fire

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    From the Battle of Chippawa to Lundy’s Lane, A Crucible of Fire focuses on the period of the War of 1812 leading up to the siege on Fort Erie in September 1814.Following their invasion at Fort Erie and decisive victory at the Battle of Chippawa, an American army of over 5,000 men seemed poised to sweep across the Niagara frontier to Lake Ontario, link up with the American fleet, and complete the ... En savoir plus

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  • Canadians

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    Who are we? In Canadians, one of Canada’s most intelligent and beloved writers maps our national psyche in a wonderful and ambitious work. Canadians is an entertaining portrait of this country and its people, through its history, popular culture, literature, sport, landscape, and weather. In his pursuit of the Canadian national identity, MacGregor has travelled far and wide, taking our pulse, ... En savoir plus

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  • Corner Boys

    par Robert Hunt ...
    Corner Boys is Robert Hunt’s memoir of growing up on the mean streets of St. John’s in the 1950s and ’60s. Within the working-class neighbourhoods that are central to this tale, trouble seemed to lurk behind every corner, ready to be found by those who were looking for it. This dark yet humorous coming-of-age story follows a young and mischievous boy along the sidewalks and into the backyards of a ... En savoir plus

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  • Freedom Climbers

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