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When Alice Lay Down With Peter

By: Margaret Sweatman

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When Alice Lay Down With Peter

By: Margaret Sweatman

When Alice Lay Down with Peter is a sweeping, magical novel that follows four generations of the McCormack family through more than a century of Canadian history, as it unfolds on the flood plains of southern Manitoba. The story of Alice and Peter McCormack and their progeny is a glorious, witty, and intimate epic that truly reminds us that life stories not only include the details of the past, but also expand into the present and future, encompassing much more than the statistics of life and death would seem to admit. Narrated by Blondie McCormack--Alice and Peter’s daughter, who has just died at the age of 109--When Alice Lay Down with Peter is a novel that rejoices in the inevitability of change, and in the hauntings that reward our choosing to remember our own history. Just as When Alice Lay Down with Peter is a story of a family, it is a story of a particular place over time. Margaret Sweatman’s characters are never separate from the story of the land itself, or from the natural and political events that work away at its edges. The history of the McCormacks is a history of life on the land: of bountiful crops and devastating floods, the renewal of spring and the death that marks each fall. It is in the connection between the place and its inhabitants that we find the deceptively simple meaning of “home.” And it is to this conjoining of histories that Sweatman brings the lightning spark of her imagination, and out of which this wonderful novel has been born.

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Vintage Canada

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0307365980

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9780307365989

The Fox

By: Margaret Sweatman

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The Fox

By: Margaret Sweatman

This novel addresses the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 and its effect on the lives of "four main characters: two young, wealthy women and their male consorts, one (Drinkwater) a rising member of the business class, the other (MacDougal) a well-read, thoughtful strike leader. The women relate differently to the strike, to their lovers, and to their secure and affluent worlds.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1442942312

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9781442942318

The Fox

By: Margaret Sweatman

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By: Margaret Sweatman

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1442942312

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Sometimes I Did All I Could

Authentic Remembrances of Teaching

By: Jerry Worley,Margaret Morris,Al Stramiello

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Sometimes I Did All I Could

Authentic Remembrances of Teaching

By: Jerry Worley,Margaret Morris,Al Stramiello

The authenticity of being human, paradoxical remembrances, and realms of wellness are some of the themes explored in this cutting-edge, down-to-earth repertoire of essays. Teachers share vivid memories that reflect happenings that began in good faith but, from a human perspective, failed to meet expectations. Read, for example, the chapter Heads or Tails?, a lesson that celebrates the traditions of teaching from a generational vantage point. This jewel of a story emphasizes the risk-taking that all good teachers must take in order to make a difference. Take a journey with these seasoned educators as they share their stories of humility, failure, and fear; indeed, remembrances that would soon teach them well as they travel on through a maze of educational lessons.

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308

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Mercer University Press

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0881461377

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9780881461374

The Gunsmith's Daughter

By: Margaret Sweatman

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The Gunsmith's Daughter

By: Margaret Sweatman

1971. Lilac Welsh lives an isolated life with her parents at Rough Rock on the Winnipeg River. Her father, Kal, stern and controlling, has built his wealth by designing powerful guns and ammunition. He's on the cusp of producing a .50 calibre assault rifle that can shoot down an airplane with a single bullet, when a young stranger named Gavin appears at their door, wanting to meet him before enlisting for the war in Vietnam. Gavin's arrival sparks an emotional explosion in Lilac's home and inspires her to begin her own life as a journalist, reporting on the war that's making her family rich. The Gunsmith's Daughter is both a coming-of-age story and an allegorical novel about Canada-US relations. Psychologically and politically astute, and gorgeously written, Margaret Sweatman's portrait of a brilliant gunsmith and his eighteen-year-old daughter tells an engrossing story of ruthless ambition, and one young woman's journey toward independence.

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1773102397

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9781773102399

Mr. Jones

By: Margaret Sweatman

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Mr. Jones

By: Margaret Sweatman

Award-winning author Margaret Sweatman has proven herself a virtuoso writer of historical fiction. Yet nothing she has written can prepare you for Mr. Jones. Emmett jones is adrift. Having firebombed civilians as a pilot during World War II, Emmett searches for something to cling to when life loses focus. Post-war, he becomes compulsively drawn to John Norfield, a former POW who has found his focus in communism. Set in a time of rampant paranoia, Mr. Jones peels back the veneer of Canadian politics to reveal a nation willing to sacrifice its own. It is a fearful time, a time of "peace" at the onset of the nuclear age. Emmett's existence comes under scrutiny. His relationship with Norfield makes him a target of security forces. His marriage, his job, even his child are the target of investigation. And as the nuclear arms race heats up, Mr. Jones sets himself on a path that will risk the lives of everyone he holds dear. Evoking the classic works of le Carré and Greene, Sweatman's novel is a shattering exploration of a past where world governments threaten annihilation while training housewives in the proper techniques for sweeping up radioactive dust.

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0864927835

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9780864927835

The Woman and the Myth

Margaret Fuller's Life and Writings

By: Margaret Fuller,Bell Gale Chevigny

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The Woman and the Myth

Margaret Fuller's Life and Writings

By: Margaret Fuller,Bell Gale Chevigny

This new edition of this classic and influential book features recently recovered writings about Fuller by her contemporaries and additional selections from Fuller's writings, including previously unpublished excerpts from her journals.

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628

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UPNE

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1555531814

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9781555531812

The Essential Margaret Fuller

By: Margaret Fuller

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The Essential Margaret Fuller

By: Margaret Fuller

A woman of many gifts, Margaret Fuller (1810–50) is most aptly remembered as America's first true feminist. Her 1845 work, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, is regarded as the United States' first feminist publication, a groundbreaking book that helped reshape gender roles for women as well as men. Fuller was one of the few female members of the Transcendentalist movement, and in her brief yet fruitful life, she was an author, editor, literary and social critic, journalist, poet, and revolutionary. This collection reflects the broad scope of Fuller's interests. Ranging from her early poetry to her reviews and essays, selections include the travelogue Summer on the Lakes, her contributions to the literary journal The Dial, and her unpublished journals.

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243

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486834093

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9780486834092

Women of Courage

By: Margaret Truman

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Women of Courage

By: Margaret Truman

In this unforgettable, award-winning book, New York Times bestselling author Margaret Truman profiles twelve remarkable women, some famous, others little known. They range from a United States senator to a Native American to a first lady. Most wore bonnets and long skirts; few had college degrees; and only a handful stepped into a voting booth. But these women spoke the same language as their sisters today. Truman's look into the past pays tribute to the courage of American women from the Revolution to the present.

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144

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New Word City

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1612308821

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9781612308821

Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

By: Washington Irving,Margaret Miller Davidson

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Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

By: Washington Irving,Margaret Miller Davidson

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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240

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Wentworth Press

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0530551365

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9780530551364

Who in the World Is Margaret Sherman?

By: Margaret Sherman

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Who in the World Is Margaret Sherman?

By: Margaret Sherman

The idea for this book was presented to me March 15, 1995. It came off the press December 1995. That made this book my baby and I didn't have one labor pain while it was being delivered. Everyone says it reads so easily. It was almost like it was meant to be. I self financed all 5500 and only have three left. I never asked anyone to buy a book. I carry a business card that says "Sales, promotions and Freelance Writer." When I hand that out, without fail the person will say 'What kind of things do you write?" When I tell them about the book they will say "Where can I get one" and I say "Oh, I just happen to have them in the trunk of my car." Now as far as I know through personal sales the books are in 38 states of the USA plus three in Germany, one each in Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, China, Belize, Scotland and the latest one in Wales.

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0759683913

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Book's by Margaret Sweatman

When Alice Lay Down With Peter

When Alice Lay Down With Peter

The Fox

The Fox

The Fox

The Fox

Sometimes I Did All I Could

Sometimes I Did All I Could

The Gunsmith's Daughter

The Gunsmith's Daughter

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

The Woman and the Myth

The Woman and the Myth

The Essential Margaret Fuller

The Essential Margaret Fuller

Women of Courage

Women of Courage

Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

Who in the World Is Margaret Sherman?

Who in the World Is Margaret Sherman?

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