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Beyond the Wilds

Helena's Pursuit of Freedom

By: Mary Kolisnyk Spry-Myers

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Beyond the Wilds

Helena's Pursuit of Freedom

By: Mary Kolisnyk Spry-Myers

In the 1800's a European peasant had the strong desire and challenge to gain freedom from his dominant, uncaring landlord in Ukraine. He chose a new life and country for himself and his family, immigrating to the wilds of Manitoba, Canada. The very primitive lifestyle in the wild, wooded area of this new country provided unbelievable experiences in this family's survival and adjustment. The story takes you on many interesting journeys, across the sea, through time, to a conclusion. It tells a human story embedded in history, identifying the courage and strength of this family, and highlighting one particular individual, Helena.

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191

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Xlibris Corporation

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ISBN 10

1401090613

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9781401090616

Suitable for the Wilds

Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931

By: Mary Percy Jackson

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Suitable for the Wilds

Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931

By: Mary Percy Jackson

The plea was advertised in the British Medical Journal in February 1929: seeking "strong energetic Medical Women with post-graduate experience in Midwifery" for "country work" in western Canada. A young Dr. Mary Percy was intrigued. After graduating with degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Birmingham in 1927, she had been searching for the kind of opportunity which would offer both adventure and practical experience. She answered the advertisement and set off for the Peace River region of Northern Alberta in June of 1929. Little did she know that her "adventure" in the Canadian north was to last more than seventy years. Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929-1931. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse at life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression, when the area was being farmed and settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with the area's Aboriginal and M tis population, were Dr. Percy's patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400 square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition, and preventive medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature, and unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters. This delightful and captivating collection is a tribute to her indomitable spirit.

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338

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University of Calgary Press

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ISBN 10

1552381692

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9781552381694

Jack London's Neighborhood

A Pleasure Walker’S and Reader’S Guide to History and Inspiration in Alameda

By: Mary Rudge

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Jack London's Neighborhood

A Pleasure Walker’S and Reader’S Guide to History and Inspiration in Alameda

By: Mary Rudge

This book can serve as a guide with information about Alameda that may have been relevant or add interest concerning Jack Londons life and times in Alameda. Individuals may use this little handbook to explore, and follow for themselves a walk from place to place. Eventually Jack London Walks may be offered by story-tellers or history docents or as a commercial enterprise equivalent to historic walks in Oakland, San Francisco and other areas. There are very few island cities such as Alameda in our nation. I hope you will enjoy seeing Alameda and these places as they exist today and putting them in the context of the history of this area which had significance to the story of Jack Londons life and times in Alameda. This is your invitation, to Jack Londons Neighborhood. It is my neighborhood, too.

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235

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456809342

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9781456809348

Diana's Outdoor Sports

Field Sports - Bicycling - Equestrianism - Water Sports - Winter Sports - Automobiles

By: Lost Century of Sports Collection,Mary J. Lagen

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Diana's Outdoor Sports

Field Sports - Bicycling - Equestrianism - Water Sports - Winter Sports - Automobiles

By: Lost Century of Sports Collection,Mary J. Lagen

Diana’s Outdoor Sports is one of 4 volumes in the Sports She Wrote series written by the first woman with her own weekly sports column in a major American newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, from 1898 to 1901. Her real name (which she never revealed in print) was Mary Lagen, a prolific writer and bicycling pioneer, who inaugurated her “Athletic Woman” column at the age of 46. Diana was a passionate outdoorswoman and many of her articles are based on personal experiences. She was an excellent creative writer with a sparkling sense of humor and ability to turn a clever phrase. This volume features 217 article segments (110,000 words) about field sports, equestrianism, wheel sports, water sports and winter sports, excerpted from longer columns that veered among many topics which are included in the other three volumes. Field sports include 54 articles related to hunting, fishing, camping, guns, nature, dogs and birds. 48 articles on equestrianism focus on horseback riding, driving carriages, and attending horse shows. Cycling is featured in 67 articles, including 20 articles predating her “Athletic Woman” column, establishing her pivotal role in the evolution of the bicycle, invention of the bifurcated riding skirt, and a lawsuit against an athletic club that expelled her due to her gender. She also introduced the automobile to her readers and describes the excitement of her first ride. 48 articles describe her adventures with water sports (swimming, boating), and winter sports (ice skating and sledding). The other three volumes presenting Diana's column are Diana's Ball Sports, Diana's Fitness Fashion & Beauty, and Diana's Anecdotes & Aphorisms. Sports She Wrote is a 31-volume time-capsule of primary documents written by more than 500 women in the 19th century.

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209

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The Lost Century of Sports Collection

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196419735X

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9781964197357

In the Devil's Snare

The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

By: Mary Beth Norton

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In the Devil's Snare

The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

By: Mary Beth Norton

Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in this startlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study. In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers of witches—had fled to communities like Salem. Meanwhile the colony’s leaders, defensive about their own failure to protect the frontier, pondered how God’s people could be suffering at the hands of savages. Struck by the similarities between what the refugees had witnessed and what the witchcraft “victims” described, many were quick to see a vast conspiracy of the Devil (in league with the French and the Indians) threatening New England on all sides. By providing this essential context to the famous events, and by casting her net well beyond the borders of Salem itself, Norton sheds new light on one of the most perplexing and fascinating periods in our history.

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450

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Vintage

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030742636X

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9780307426369

Delphi Complete Works of Mrs. Humphry Ward (Illustrated)

By: Mrs. Humphry Ward,Mary Augusta Ward

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Delphi Complete Works of Mrs. Humphry Ward (Illustrated)

By: Mrs. Humphry Ward,Mary Augusta Ward

The late Victorian novelist Mrs. Humphry Ward (Mary Augusta Ward) embraced the novel as her medium for exploring the serious dilemmas of the age. Her 1888 masterpiece ‘Robert Elsmere’, a novel on the theme of religious faith and doubt, enjoyed phenomenal sales on both sides of the Atlantic. Altogether Ward published 26 novels and was the world’s best-selling novelist at the turn of the century, earning royalties unprecedented at the time. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Ward’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ward’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 26 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare books appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Ward’s non-fiction, including rare essays – available in no other collection * Ward’s autobiography * Features a bonus biography – discover Ward’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Milly and Olly (1881) Miss Bretherton (1884) Robert Elsmere (1888) The History of David Grieve (1892) Marcella (1894) The Story of Bessie Costrell (1895) Sir George Tressady (1896) Helbeck of Bannisdale (1898) Eleanor (1900) Lady Rose’s Daughter (1903) The Marriage of William Ashe (1905) Fenwick’s Career (1906) Diana Mallory (1908) Daphne (1909) Canadian Born (1910) The Case of Richard Meynell (1911) The Mating of Lydia (1913) The Coryston Family (1913) Delia Blanchflower (1914) Eltham House (1915) A Great Success (1915) Lady Connie (1916) Missing (1917) The War and Elizabeth (1918) Cousin Philip (1919) Harvest (1920) The Non-Fiction Amiel’s Journal (1885) The Brontë Prefaces (1899) Anti-Suffrage Essays (1908) John Lyly (1911) England’s Effort: Six Letters to an American Friend (1916) Wordsworth’s Valley in War-Time (1916) Towards the Goal (1917) Fields of Victory (1919) The Autobiography A Writer’s Recollections (1918) The Biography The Life of Mrs. Humphry Ward by Janet Penrose Trevelyan Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

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Delphi Classics

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1801700524

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9781801700528

Hawk's Gift

By: Mary M. Forbes

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Hawk's Gift

By: Mary M. Forbes

HAWK’S GIFT With trouble brewing in western Canada, Roberta Taylor, an aggressive, ambitious reporter goes to the west to get reasons why anyone would resist a better lifestyle the government will supply than what they have now . She meets enigmatic Damien Larocque and tricks him into taking her to Big Bear’s camp in Montana. Big Bear is a notorious native leader who runs to Montana rather than accept a reservation and the starvation the government is really offering. Roberta stands for everything Damien dislikes in a woman. She is arrogant and aggressive. Why does she fascinate him so much? Roberta is bewildered by her reaction to Damien’s exotic, carefree nature. She is a wealthy successful lady. How could she be attracted to a useless drifter, charming or not? Set in Canada’s Civil War – the Riel Rebellion of 1885. Roberta is a heroine I love and Damien, well, he’s dangerous but oh, so addicting. …. your ability to write unforgettable characters ….Rachelle Ayala - author of Michal’s Window …Roberta and Damien are fascinating characters.” – Linda Marrow, Senior Editor, Pocket Books.

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Mary M. Forbes

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0973724404

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9780973724400

Echoes Down the Centuries

By: Mary Whetzel

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Echoes Down the Centuries

By: Mary Whetzel

This book is a real Wild West story, told in "their way" by the people who lived in the Patagonia-Sonoita region of southeastern Arizona. Life here was hard, and the stories of how people lived and followed their instincts to survive may touch your heart, make you laugh or cry, or maybe both. Their bravery, hardships and desire for a new future developed southern Arizona. There are stories of Indians, priests, miners, ranchers, good men and bad, life and death, and much more. The author used information from various reputable publications for background but concentrated primarily on stories told by people who lived them or whose ancestors did. She tape-recorded the recollections of hundreds of local residents and also included information from newspapers, family records, diaries, memoirs, and even cemeteries. From the many people interviewed comes a clear picture of a country hard won, much loved, well remembered and treasured.

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261

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iUniverse

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0595460305

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9780595460304

Book's by Mary Wilds

Beyond the Wilds

Beyond the Wilds

Suitable for the Wilds

Suitable for the Wilds

Jack London's Neighborhood

Jack London's Neighborhood

Diana's Outdoor Sports

Diana's Outdoor Sports

In the Devil's Snare

In the Devil's Snare

Delphi Complete Works of Mrs. Humphry Ward (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Mrs. Humphry Ward (Illustrated)

Hawk's Gift

Hawk's Gift

Echoes Down the Centuries

Echoes Down the Centuries

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