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  • Seen but Not Seen

    Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s to Today

    by Donald B. Smith ...
    Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European "civilization" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society.Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Mississauga Portraits

    Ojibwe Voices from Nineteenth-Century Canada

    by Donald B. Smith ...
    The word “Mississauga” is the name British Canadian settlers used for the Ojibwe on the north of Lake Ontario – now the most urbanized region in what is now Canada. The Ojibwe of this area in the early and mid-nineteenth century lived through a time of considerable threat to the survival of the First Nations, as they lost much of their autonomy, and almost all of their traditional territory.Donald ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Sacred Feathers

    The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians, Second Edition

    by Donald B. Smith ...
    Much of the ground on which Canada’s largest metropolitan centre now stands was purchased by the British from the Mississauga Indians for a payment that in the end amounted to ten shillings. Sacred Feathers (1802–1856), or Peter Jones, as he became known in English, grew up hearing countless stories of the treachery in those negotiations, early lessons in the need for Indian vigilance in ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • The Ballad of the Five Marys

    by Donald Smith ...
    Donald Smith's third historical novel investigates where Mary Queen of Scots' history ends and legend begins through the captivating use of contemporary prose ballad. Smith seeks a truthful narrative about not only Mary Carmichael but also Seton, Beaton, Livingston and Fleming by integrating firsthand accounts and dramatic testimony. It marks 500 years since Flodden and the Birth of John Knox. ... Read more

    $9.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Cursed Curiosities Volume 2

    10 More Relics That Shouldn’t Exist

    by H. T. W. Bousfield, C. P. Howard, M. R. James, L. A. Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Clark Ashton Smith, Donald Wandrei, Mary Elizabeth Counselman ...
    Narrated by Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gordon ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Cursed Curiosities

    Unabridged

    5 hours 7 min

    A second collection of classic works concerning items that harbour sinister secrets and unusual powers.Contents:"The Uncommon Prayer-Book" by M. R. James (London Mercury 1925)Eight unusual copies of the Book of Common Prayer."The Green Flame" by Donald Wandrei (Weird Tales 1930)The tale of a strange jewel."The Disinterment of Venus" by Clark Ashton Smith (Weird Tales 1934)A c... ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Between Ourselves

    by Donald Smith ...
    The six months that Robert Burns spent in Edinburgh, between the Aryshire years and the short-lived maturity in Dumfries, were an intense time in the life of a poet who became a Scottish hero. Burns is an icon, but he is a flawed one. The great bard was fond of drink, women and over familiar with Edinburgh's underworld. He was often conflicted with crippling self-doubt about his talents and bitter ... Read more

    $9.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flora McIvor

    A Jacobite Novel

    by Donald Smith ...
    On the Feast Day of Bride, The Daughter of Ivor, Shall come from her mound, In the rocks amongst the heather. I will not touch Ivor's daughter, Nor shall she harm me. Two extraordinary women come back to full-bodied life. Flora McIvor has been rescued from the pages of Sir Walter Scott, who sent her to a nunnery. Her close friend, the real life Clementina Walkinshaw, was the love of Bonnie Prince ... Read more

    $9.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aboriginal Ontario

    Historical Perspectives on the First Nations

    Edited by Edward S. Rogers, Donald B. Smith ...
    Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations contains seventeen essays on aspects of the history of the First Nations living within the present-day boundaries of Ontario. This volume reviews the experience of both the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples in Southern Ontario, as well as the Algonquians in Northern Ontario. The first section describes the climate and landforms of ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Midlothian Folk Tales

    by Lea Taylor ...
    Storyteller Lea Taylor brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, rushing rivers, uplands and sweeping valleys of Midlothian. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet kings and queens, saints and sinners, witches and wizards, ghosts and giants, fools and tricksters – all as mysterious and powerful as the landscape they inhabit. Retold in an engaging style, and richly illustrated with ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Edinburgh

    Our Storied Town

    by Donald Smith ...
    Celebrating its 900th year, Edinburgh is an unrivalled theatre of story. In this commemorative book, Donald Smith unravels the city's storytelling evolution across the centuries, illustrated with vivid detail by Cat Outram. How did Edinburgh get its name? What gives the city its unique character? Why do nation and planet come together here? How did Edinburgh become the city of literature, and a ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Folk Tales from the Garden

    by Donald Smith ...
    Series series Folk Tales
    The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping ... Read more

    $9.74 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The English Spy

    by Donald Smith ...
    This tale of intrigue and betrayal goes to the heart of events surrounding the Treaty of Union in 1707. Daniel Foe (better known as Defoe), sent to Scotland to sway opinion towards Union, reports to his English spymaster. But Edinburgh is already a hotbed of counter-plots and nascent rebellion. Foe's encounters with a landlady who is not what she seems, and with a beautiful Jacobite agent, lead ... Read more

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