Fiction, Historical, 19th Century
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The Wheel
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History is more than dates and events on a timeline, more than a handful of significant people who have an impact. It is comprised of the stories of individuals who are often forgotten and full of truths too often elided—until one begins to look...
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No Duppy in Our House
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In 1895, in the Dry Harbour Mountains of Jamaica, Emma Whorms lives a comfortable life with her carpenter husband and two young sons. Quite unconventional for her time, she is a contented mother and wife who serves her family and the Catholic...
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The Implausible Journey of Fanny Wheeler
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A Woman’s Quest to Become a Doctor in the 1890s Seventeen-year-old Fanny Wheeler—a bright, small-town girl from Kansas—cannot fathom a life of cooking, cleaning, washing, and sewing. She needs more. She dreams of curing illness and preventing...
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Mattawa Broken Dreams
Memoirs of a New Ontario Country Doctor
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In 1889, Dr. Sylvain de Caseneuve arrives in New Ontario, a region recently opened to settlers, many of whom are French-Canadians. Swept up by the spirit of Mattawa's thriving community, his many endeavours to offer physical and moral care are...
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Smoked
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Vengeance! Fifteen year old Ruth swore that she would kill the five outlaws who had left her destitute--no home, no family, no food, no money and no future. After trailing the outlaws for six years, as the last one lay dying on his deathbed, she...
