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Astrid Taim's Almaguin Chronicles 2-Book Bundle : Almaguin /

Once considered as a site for a First Nations Reserve in the early 1800s, The Almaguin Highlands are now year-round mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. This 2-book bundle is Astrid Taim's definitive guide to the region and its heritage.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taim, Astrid
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Dundurn, 2016.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Almaguin
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Settling the New Land
  • 2 The Unknown
  • CHRISTIAN VALLEY
  • 3 John Sampson Scarlett
  • 4 The Scotia Junction Difficulty
  • 5 Murder at Emsdale
  • 6 The Highlander and the Temperance Movement
  • 7 David Francis Burk
  • 8 Enroute to Burkâ#x80;#x99;s Falls!
  • 9 James Sharpe: An Original
  • 10 Trouble at the Burkâ#x80;#x99;s Falls Beacon!
  • 11 The Great Pine Log Mystery
  • 12 Angus Kennedy â#x80;#x98;Long Live Heâ#x80;#x99;
  • OLD BERRIEDALE
  • 13 An III Wind
  • 14 Dick the Bummer
  • 15 Dark Doings at Dufferin
  • 16 The Twelfth of JulyDUNCHURCH
  • 17 Cat Famine
  • 18 The Magnetawan River
  • 19 Era of the River Drives
  • 20 Lumberjacks
  • 21 The Sawmill Was Here First
  • 22 Powassan: A Bend in the River
  • JUST TELL THEM THAT YOU SAW ME
  • 23 Fish Tales: Not about the Ones That Got Away
  • 24 Moose Tales: A Hunt and a Stampede
  • 25 The Old Moose Trail: So the Story Goes
  • 26 Nipissing Village
  • 27 The Stagecoach Stopped Here
  • 28 The Maws of Restoule
  • 29 The Bridge That Will Stand Forever
  • THE BRIDGE THAT WILL STAND FOREVER
  • 30 Personalities of Today
  • Peter CamaniA DRUID PLAYGROUND
  • Sandy Coombs:
  • MORE THAN JUST A MUNICIPAL POLITICIAN
  • Doug Mackey:
  • A CHAMPION OF RURAL LIFE
  • Mike McIntosh
  • â#x80;#x98;BEAR WITH USâ#x80;#x99;
  • Muriel Parker
  • â#x80;#x98;GRANDMA OWLâ#x80;#x99;
  • 31 Gone but Not Forgotten
  • Hartley Trussler & Ralph Bice
  • THE MILLIONAIRE
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1 SETTLING THE NEW LAND
  • CHAPTER 2 THE UNKNOWN
  • CHAPTER 3 JOHN SAMPSON SCARLETT
  • CHAPTER 4 THE SCOTIA JUNCTION DIFFICULTY
  • CHAPTER 5 MURDER AT EMSDALE
  • CHAPTER 6 THE HIGHLANDER AND THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTCHAPTER 7 DAVID FRANCIS BURK
  • CHAPTER 8 ENROUTE TO BURKâ#x80;#x99;S FALLS
  • CHAPTER 9 JAMES SHARPE: AN ORIGINAL
  • CHAPTER 10 TROUBLE AT THE BURKâ#x80;#x99;S FALLS BEACON!
  • CHAPTER 11 THE GREAT PINE LOG MYSTERY
  • CHAPTER 12 ANGUS KENNEDY â#x80;#x98;LONG LIVE HEâ#x80;#x99;
  • CHAPTER 13 AN ILL WIND
  • CHAPTER 14 DICK THE BUMMER
  • CHAPTER 15 DARK DOINGS AT DUFFERIN
  • CHAPTER 16 THE TWELFTH OF JULY
  • CHAPTER 17 CAT FAMINE
  • CHAPTER 18 THE MAGNETAWAN RIVER
  • CHAPTER 19 ERA OF THE RIVER DRIVES
  • CHAPTER 20 LUMBERJACKS
  • CHAPTER 21 THE SAWMILL WAS FIRSTCHAPTER 22 POWASSAN: A BEND IN THE RIVER
  • CHAPTER 23 FISH TALES
  • CHAPTER 24 MOOSE TALES: A HUNT AND A STAMPEDE
  • CHAPTER 25 THE OLD MOOSE TRAIL: SO THE STORY GOES
  • CHAPTER 26 NIPISSING VILLAGE
  • CHAPTER 27 THE STAGECOACH STOPPED HERE
  • CHAPTER 28 THE MAWS OF RESTOULE
  • CHAPTER 29 THE BRIDGE THAT WILL LAST FOREVER
  • CHAPTER 30 PERSONALITIES OF TODAY
  • CHAPTER 31 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
  • Bibliography
  • Photo Credits
  • COVER
  • BACK COVER
  • FRONTISPIECE
  • CHAPTER 1 SETTLING THE NEW LAND