John James Ross's Books

The Early History of Elora, Ontario and Vicinity

By: John Connon

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The Early History of Elora, Ontario and Vicinity

By: John Connon

Elora: The Early History of Elora and Vicinity provides little-known details about the settlement and development of the Elora area in southern Ontario from the earliest settler in 1817. Then, as now, people were drawn to the Elora Gorge and the rocky banks of the Grand River. The book is a compilation of material that appeared weekly in The Elora Express between 1906 and 1909 with some additional material from the 1920s. Connon traces the settlers as they arrive and reports on the development of the town as they acquired a grist mill, a store, a bridge, and inevitably a railway. Rich with genealogical information, this is an important historical document. Introduction by Gerald Noonan.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889208573

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9780889208575

The North-West Passage

By: John Brown

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The North-West Passage

By: John Brown

Reprint of the original, first published in 1858. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382336510

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9783382336516

Franklin's Fate

By: John Roobol

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Franklin's Fate

By: John Roobol

The 1845 North-West Passage expedition of Sir John Franklin in the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with a full company of 129 officers and men, none of whom ever saw England again, was one of the most heroic and courageous, maritime expeditions in history. This enthralling book is the result of seven years of arduous research by retired geologist Dr. John Roobol, who weighs evidence gathered over more than 170 years, and offers a highly convincing interpretation of what really happened to the lost, heroic, expedition.

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360

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eBook Partnership

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1913227049

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9781913227043

Frozen in Time

Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

By: Jeffrey Stilwell,John Long

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Frozen in Time

Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

By: Jeffrey Stilwell,John Long

Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings. Jeffrey Stilwell, Monash University; John Long, Australian palaentologist, currently at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, USA.

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249

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643096353

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9780643096356

The Biggest Ever Gold-mining Swindle in the Colonies

Australian Pioneer & Goldmining History circa 1840-1930

By: John Peach

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The Biggest Ever Gold-mining Swindle in the Colonies

Australian Pioneer & Goldmining History circa 1840-1930

By: John Peach

Robert Philps, later a Minister for Mines and a Queensland Premier, called it "the biggest ever mining swindle in the Colonies". He for one certainly knew, because Robert Ross himself sold Philps a swag of the Company shares in early 1888. This is the true story of multiple gold frauds by Robert Ross near Yeppoon Queensland, and a dubious Sydney Company involving many leading identities now well known in our history. Some made fortunes almost overnight and some ended up mortally wounded. The Supreme Court sessions featured most of the leading 'silks' in the Colony and even our later first Prime Minister Edmund Barton and all the sworn evidence and verdicts were meticulously recorded and then first sealed under Statute for 30 years.

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591

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John Peach, www.peachbooksales.com

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1876819774

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9781876819774

The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science

By: Barbara Charton,John Tietjen

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science

By: Barbara Charton,John Tietjen

The Facts On File Dictionary of Marine Science, New Edition contains nearly 3,000 entries.

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481

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Infobase Publishing

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1438109466

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9781438109466

Frozen in Time

The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

By: Owen Beattie,John Geiger

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The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

By: Owen Beattie,John Geiger

“A remarkable piece of forensic deduction.”—Margaret Atwood The internationally-bestselling account of the Franklin’s doomed Arctic expedition, and the thrilling scientific investigation that spurred the decades-long hunt for its recovery—now with a new afterword on the discovery of its lost ships: Erebus and Terror. “Chilling . . . will keep you up nights turning pages.”—The Chicago Tribune In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America.” And then they disappeared. The truth about what happened to Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition was shrouded in mystery for more than a century. Then, in 1984, Owen Beattie and his team exhumed two crew members from a burial site in the North for forensic evidence, to shocking results. But the most startling discovery didn’t come until 2014, when a team commissioned by the Canadian government uncovered Erebus, the lost ship. Frozen in Time is a riveting deep dive into one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time, and the team of brilliant scientists that unleashed its secrets from the ice.

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Greystone Books Ltd

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1771641746

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9781771641746

Family Records

Or, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley (and Vicinity)

By: John Littell

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Family Records

Or, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley (and Vicinity)

By: John Littell

With few exceptions, this work identifies every family that can be traced to the Passaic Valley prior to 1800. It is a massive compilation, treating several generations in the direct line, and it is surprisingly good in the elucidation of family relationships. Several years in preparation, this work names no fewer than 25,000 persons. The principal families covered are: Allen, Alward, Anderson, Badgley, Bailey, Ball, Barle, Bauldwell, Beach, Bebout, Bedell, Bedford, Bonnel, Boyle, Brittin, Broadwell, Brown, Burrows, Byram, Clark, Conklin, Connet, Cooper, Elmer, Enyart, Findlay, Finn, Frazee, French, Griffin, Hall, Hallock, Halsey, Hand, Hart, Heath, Hedges, High, Hill, Hole, Hurin, Jennings, Johnson, Jones, Kilpatrick, Lacy, Lamb, Lambert, Line, Littell, Little, Long, Ludlow, Ludlum, Lum, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Maxwell, Meeker, Miller, Moore, Morehouse, Mulford, Noe, Oakley, Osborn, Parker, Parrot, Parsons, Pettit, Potter, Price, Prior, Raddin, Randolph, Riggs, Robison, Roff, Roll, Ross, Ruckman, Runyon, Rutan, Samson, Sayre, Scudder, Shipman, Shotwell, Simpson, Smalley, Smith, Spencer, Squier, Stelle, Stevens, Stites, Swain, Terril, Thomas, Thompson, Tilyou, Titus, Todd, Tomkins, Totten, Townley, Tucker, Vail, Valentine, Walker, Ward, Whitaker, Wilcox, Williams, and Wood.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806307137

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9780806307138

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 6–10

John Franklin / Marshall McLuhan / Phyllis Munday / Wilfrid Laurier / Nellie McClung

By: Judith Fitzgerald,John Wilson,Kathryn Bridge,Roderick Stewart,Margaret Macpherson

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John Franklin / Marshall McLuhan / Phyllis Munday / Wilfrid Laurier / Nellie McClung

By: Judith Fitzgerald,John Wilson,Kathryn Bridge,Roderick Stewart,Margaret Macpherson

Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: John Franklin, while not a Canadian, an explorer whose demise in the Arctic is an important part of Canada’s historical identity; Marshall McLuhan, the academic who predicted so much of the modern media world we live in today; mountaineer and explorer Phyllis Munday; influential Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier; and early feminist icon Nellie McClung. Includes John Franklin Marshall McLuhan Phyllis Munday Wilfrid Laurier Nellie McClung

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588

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Dundurn

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1459723961

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9781459723962

Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle

David Thompson / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Samuel de Champlain / John Franklin / George Simpson / Phyllis Munday

By: D.T. Lahey,Tom Henighan,John Wilson,Tom Shardlow,Kathryn Bridge,Francine Legaré

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Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle

David Thompson / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Samuel de Champlain / John Franklin / George Simpson / Phyllis Munday

By: D.T. Lahey,Tom Henighan,John Wilson,Tom Shardlow,Kathryn Bridge,Francine Legaré

Presenting six titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada is a vast land with many remote regions to be explored. Among the intrepid explorers who travelled the wilderness and mapped Canada’s geography are: the French founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain; surveyor David Thompson; doomed seeker of the Northwest Passage Sir John Franklin; Arctic explorer Vilhjamur Stefansson; legendary Upper Canada governor Sir George Simpson; and mountaineer Phyllis Munday. Their stories are detailed in these entertaining and informative biographies. Includes Samuel de Champlain John Franklin David Thompson Vilhjamur Stefansson George Simpson Phyllis Munday

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Dundurn

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1459724739

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9781459724730

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–10

Emma Albani / Emily Carr / George Grant / Jacques Plante / John Diefenbaker / John Franklin / Marshall McLuhan / Phyllis Munday / Wilfrid Laurier / Nellie McClung

By: Vladimir Konieczny,Darcy Dunton,Michelle Labrèche-Larouche,T.F. Rigelhof,Arthur Slade,Raymond Plante,Kate Braid,Judith Fitzgerald,John Wilson,Kathryn Bridge,Roderick Stewart,Margaret Macpherson

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Emma Albani / Emily Carr / George Grant / Jacques Plante / John Diefenbaker / John Franklin / Marshall McLuhan / Phyllis Munday / Wilfrid Laurier / Nellie McClung

By: Vladimir Konieczny,Darcy Dunton,Michelle Labrèche-Larouche,T.F. Rigelhof,Arthur Slade,Raymond Plante,Kate Braid,Judith Fitzgerald,John Wilson,Kathryn Bridge,Roderick Stewart,Margaret Macpherson

Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: Emma Albani, a nineteenth century opera singer from Quebec who became a diva of the musical world; Emily Carr, the artist famous for capturing the essence in her paintings of the Native cultures of the coast of British Columbia; George Grant, a prescient political philosopher and author of Lament for a Nation; star NHL goalie Jacques Plante, the first netminder to don a protective mask; influential Prime Ministers John Diefenbaker and Sir Wilfrid Laurier; John Franklin, while not a Canadian, an explorer whose demise in the Arctic is an important part of Canada’s historical identity; Marshall McLuhan, the academic who predicted so much of the modern media world we live in today; mountaineer and explorer Phyllis Munday; and early feminist icon Nellie McClung. Includes Emma Albani Emily Carr George Grant Jacques Plante John Diefenbaker John Franklin Marshall McLuhan Phyllis Munday Wilfrid Laurier Nellie McClung

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Dundurn

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1459724364

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9781459724365

North American Exploration

By: Michael Golay,John S. Bowman

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North American Exploration

By: Michael Golay,John S. Bowman

A comprehensive, highly readable reference This is an authoritative, one-stop resource for essential information on the exploration of North America, from alleged pre-Columbian explorers to polar expeditions in the twentieth century. Completely up-to-date in content and historical approach, the book is divided into seven sections, each covering a major area of exploration. Vivid, narrative entries bring to life early expeditions (e.g., African and Scandinavian voyages, real and apocryphal), voyages of European explorers, Western expeditions, and explorations of the Arctic. From the Atlantic seaboard to the Appalachians to the Mississippi to the northernmost regions, readers will discover the Native nations, geographical features, private and governmental institutions, and settlements that played a role in the history of exploring the continent. Maps, photos, and sidebars with lively first-person accounts from contemporary diaries, reports, and news accounts round out this thorough examination of the numerous adventures taken around the continent. Michael Golay has published five books on American history, including most recently The Ruined Land. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire. John Bowman is the Editor of the Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography and numerous other reference works. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470313307

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9780470313305

Shackleton

An Irishman in Antarctica

By: Jonathan Shackleton,John MacKenna

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An Irishman in Antarctica

By: Jonathan Shackleton,John MacKenna

By endurance we conquer."--Shackleton family motto Eighty years after Ernest Shackleton's death, his legend and the extraordinary story of the Endurance South Pole expedition still hold a grip on the public imagination. Trapped in drifting polar pack-ice for ten months, Ernest Shackleton and his crew fought for survival against all the odds. When the Endurance was finally crushed, they were stranded on ice floes for more than a year before reaching Elephant Island. From there Shackleton; and five of his men embarked on the most remarkable rescue mission in maritime history, sailing in a small open boat to South Georgia Island across eight hundred miles of the world's roughest seas to bring help to the others. Though he failed to reach the South Pole, Shackleton's story lives on because of his unique qualities of leadership and the extraordinary fact that all of his men survived. This compelling narrative probes the profound influence of Shackleton's Irish and Quaker roots in the making of a great leader. It offers a vivid portrait of a man at odds with the world and with himself, whose ambition was tempered by his flawed humanity and egalitarianism. Here too are the untold stories of Shackleton's upbringing in Kildare, his time in the Merchant Navy, his 1901 voyage on the Discovery with Robert Falcon Scott, his 1907 Nimrod expedition, his marriage and love affairs, his life as a public figure and politician, and the haunting story of his final, fatal expedition on the Quest. Drawing on family records, diaries, and letters--and hitherto unpublished photographs and archive material--this mesmerizing book takes us beyond the myth to Shackleton; the man, for whom "optimism is true moral courage," and whose greatest triumph was that of life over death. Shackleton: An Irishman in Antarctica is lavishly illustrated with more than a hundred photographs, maps, and engravings, some of them appearing in print for the first time. Shackleton: An Irishman in Antarctica, copublished by the Lilliput Press in Dublin and the University of Wisconsin Press, presents Shackleton family history with a particular focus on the explorer.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299186202

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9780299186203

Twelve Stupid People

By: John Hildreth Atkins,Jonathan G. Rundy

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Twelve Stupid People

By: John Hildreth Atkins,Jonathan G. Rundy

Frank Gable knows how corrupt the system is. He has experienced it firsthand. You see, Frank Edward Gable is absolutely one hundred percent innocent of the crimes he was convicted of. The public knows it, the victim's family knows it, and the prosecutors damned well knew it. But they needed a fall guy and Frank Gable fit the bill. By the time you finish reading this book, you will know it, too. And that will shock the hell out of you. It is incredible how many laws were broken, how many lies were passed off as the truth, and just how far the crooks in power went in order to convict someone, anyone, for the January 17, 1989 murder of Prison Director James Michael Francke (the day before he was to testify before the Oregon legislature). I tell you step by step how they did it. Guaranteed, this is the book that they do not want you to read.

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Lulu.com

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1300528400

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9781300528401

Frozen in Time

The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

By: John Geiger,Owen Beattie

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Frozen in Time

The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

By: John Geiger,Owen Beattie

The amazing true story of a doomed Arctic voyage-- and the secrets preserved in ice"--Cover.

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1771640790

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Book's by John James Ross

The Early History of Elora, Ontario and Vicinity

The Early History of Elora, Ontario and Vicinity

The North-West Passage

The North-West Passage

Franklin's Fate

Franklin's Fate

Frozen in Time

Frozen in Time

The Biggest Ever Gold-mining Swindle in the Colonies

The Biggest Ever Gold-mining Swindle in the Colonies

The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science

The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science

Frozen in Time

Frozen in Time

Family Records

Family Records

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 6–10

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 6–10

Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle

Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–10

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–10

North American Exploration

North American Exploration

Shackleton

Shackleton

Twelve Stupid People

Twelve Stupid People

Frozen in Time

Frozen in Time

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