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Threads

By: Janice Simcoe

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Margaret Steele's life was hopeless as a poverty stricken seamstress working in a London textile factory. Her family depended upon her measly income to make ends meet. When tragedy strikes, she rises above it through her skill and resourcefulness to create opportunity. The story begins in 1875 in London. Threads is an escape in time through Margaret's struggles where the reader will experience the19th century through the day to day life of the working poor to the excitement of the fashions of the times. How can a poor seamstress climb out of poverty to become an internationally known clothing entrepreneur? Margaret's uncertain destiny, whose pathway is full of obstacles, develops into an exhilarating adventure spanning from London to Boston. Her rise to success is based on the basic premise of hard work and perseverance. Richly woven into her journey are the people, traditions, and social issues of the time with the excitement of romance that women readers will yearn for and men will be captivated by.

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460

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Lulu.com

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ISBN 10

0557306124

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9780557306121

Slow Travel East Devon & The Jurassic Coast

By: Hilary Bradt,Janice Booth

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Slow Travel East Devon & The Jurassic Coast

By: Hilary Bradt,Janice Booth

Slow East Devon and the Jurassic Coast is the most comprehensive - and only standalone - guide available to this region. With publication timed to coincide with the opening of the Seaton Jurassic Centre, here is insider knowledge which can only be gained by living in the area. Contributions from local experts, and colourful and witty writing combined with the authors' enthusiasm, make this guide as much a pleasure to read as an invaluable companion for exploring. Exeter and the Exe Estuary get a chapter of their own, and parts of Mid Devon, including Tiverton, are covered in detail, along with East Devon's most alluring chunks of countryside and the seaside resorts of Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Beer. The chapter on West Dorset describes Lyme Regis and Charmouth along with brief descriptions of other coastal towns. An explanation of the geology of the entire World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast links the whole region. With an emphasis on car-free travel - walking, cycling and local buses - the detailed descriptions, historical and folk anecdotes, and personal accounts encourage visitors to explore each locale thoroughly. Hand-picked places to eat and drink, including all the eateries along the main artery of the A3052, are selected by the authors based upon long-standing knowledge of the area.

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283

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Bradt Travel Guides

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ISBN 10

1784770051

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9781784770051

York's Sacrifice

Militia Casualties of the War of 1812

By: Janice Nickerson

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York's Sacrifice

Militia Casualties of the War of 1812

By: Janice Nickerson

York's Sacrifice profiles 39 men who lost their lives during the War of 1812. The militia's contribution to the War of 1812 is not well understood. Even now, 200 years later, we don't know how many Upper Canadian militia men died defending their home.

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225

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Dundurn

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1459705971

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9781459705975

Paris Letters

By: Janice MacLeod

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Paris Letters

By: Janice MacLeod

What do you do when your great life-plan works out, and you're still unhappy? Successful, but on the verge of burnout, Janice MacLeod saved enough money to buy herself two years of freedom in Europe. Days into her stop in Paris, she met Christophe, and her fate was sealed. Forced to find a way to fund her expat future, Janice created a painted letter subscription service, sending out thousands of letters to people who are hungry to receive something beautiful. Paris Letters is the inspiring story of a woman who dared to discover a life she could love.

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Macmillan Publishers Aus.

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1743519532

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9781743519530

Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada

A Researcher's Guide

By: Janice Nickerson

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Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada

A Researcher's Guide

By: Janice Nickerson

Crime and Punishment provides genealogists and social historians with context and tools to locate sources on criminal activity and its consequences during the Upper Canada period of Ontarios history through engravings, maps, charts, documents, and case studies.

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Dundurn

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1770704612

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9781770704619

Rethinking Professionalism

Women and Art in Canada, 1850-1970

By: Kristina Huneault,Janice Anderson

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Rethinking Professionalism

Women and Art in Canada, 1850-1970

By: Kristina Huneault,Janice Anderson

The history of women and art in Canada has often been celebrated as a story of progress from amateur to professional practice. Rethinking Professionalism challenges this narrative by questioning the assumptions that underlie the category of artistic professionalism, a construct as influential for artistic practice as it has been for art historical understanding. Through a series of in-depth studies, contributors examine changes to the infrastructure of the art world that resulted from a powerful discourse of professionalization that emerged in the late- nineteenth century. While many women embraced this new model, others fell by the wayside, barred from professional status by virtue of their class, their ethnicity, or the very nature of the artworks they produced. The richly illustrated essays in this collection depict the changing nature of the professional paradigm as it was experienced by women painters, photographers, craftspeople, architects, curators, gallery directors, and art teachers. In so doing, they demonstrate the ongoing power of feminist art history to disrupt patterns of thought that have become naturalized and, accordingly, invisible. Going beyond the narratives of recovery or exclusion that the category of professionalism has traditionally encouraged, Rethinking Professionalism explores the very consequences of telling the history of women's art in Canada through that lens. Contributors include Annmarie Adams (McGill University), Alena Buis (Queen's University), Sherry Farrell Racette (University of Manitoba), Cynthia Hammond (Concordia University), Kristina Huneault (Concordia University), Loren Lerner (Concordia University), Lianne McTavish (University of Alberta), Kirk Niergarth (Mount Royal University), Mary O'Connor (McMaster University), Sandra Paikowsky (Concordia University), Ruth B. Phillips (Carleton University), Jennifer Salahub (Alberta College of Art & Design), and Anne Whitelaw (Concordia University).

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773586830

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9780773586833

Book's by Janice Simcoe

Threads

Threads

Slow Travel East Devon & The Jurassic Coast

Slow Travel East Devon & The Jurassic Coast

York's Sacrifice

York's Sacrifice

Paris Letters

Paris Letters

Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada

Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada

Rethinking Professionalism

Rethinking Professionalism

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