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  • The Story of Mattie J. Jackson

    by L. S. Thompson ...
    The Story of Mattie J. Jackson by L. S. Thompson is a poignant narrative that chronicles the life of Mattie J. Jackson, an African American woman who overcomes numerous hardships and societal challenges in post-Civil War America. The book presents Mattie’s journey from her childhood in slavery to her experiences as a freedwoman, highlighting her resilience, determination, and the strength of her ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of Mattie J. Jackson

    Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen Years in Slavery—Incidents During the War—Her Escape from Slavery

    by L. S. Thompson ...
    PREFACEThe object in publishing this book is to gain sympathy from the earnest friends of those who have been bound down by a dominant race in circumstances over which they had no control—a butt of ridicule and a mark of oppression; over whom weary ages of degradation have passed. As the links have been broken and the shackles fallen from them through the unwearied efforts of our beloved martyr ... Read more

    $5.48 CAD

  • Born in Chains - Collected Slave Narratives

    First-Person Testimonies of Enslavement, Escape, Resistance, and the Fight for Freedom

    by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, William Grimes, Solomon Northup, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, Zamba Zembola, Boyrereau Brinch, Olaudah Equiano, Solomon Bayley, Henry Watson, John Brown, William Craft, Ellen Craft, J. W. Loguen, John Andrew Jackson, Willie Lynch, Nat Turner, Louis Hughes, Jacob D. Green, Elizabeth Keckley, Josiah Henson, Charles Ball, Austin Steward, Henry Bibb, William Wells Brown, L. S. Thompson, James W. C. Pennington, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, Leonard Black, Henry Box Brown, Phillis Wheatley, James L. Smith, Joseph Mountain, Peter Still, Annie L. Burton, Israel Campbell, Lewis Clarke, Francis Fedric, William Still, Moses Roper, Joseph Vance Lewis, Rev. Greensbury Washington Offley, John Thompson, Venture Smith, Isaac D. Williams, William Walker, Octavia Albert ...
    Born in Chains—Collected Slave Narratives assembles a capacious archive of bondage, flight, resistance, emancipation, and memory. Spanning autobiography, dictated testimony, spiritual reflection, political argument, and documentary recollection, the volume reveals the formal range of slave narrative traditions across the Atlantic world. Accounts of escape, family separation, literacy, labor, ... Read more

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  • The Story of Mattie J. Jackson

    Enriched edition. Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in / Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery

    by L. S. Thompson, Ryan Holloway ...
    In "The Story of Mattie J. Jackson," L. S. Thompson weaves a poignant narrative that explores the complexities of identity, resilience, and community through the lens of its titular character, Mattie J. Jackson. The novel is crafted in a lyrical yet accessible prose style, drawing on rich imagery and vivid characterizations that evoke the cultural landscape of the American South in the early 20th ... Read more

    Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Girls Need Not Apply

    Field Notes From the Forces

    by Kelly S. Thompson ...
    This inspiring, compelling debut memoir chronicles the experiences of a female captain serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, and her journey to make space for herself in a traditionally masculine world.At eighteen years old, Kelly Thompson enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. Despite growing up in a military family—she would, in fact, be a fourth-generation soldier—she couldn't shake the feeling ... Read more

    Was $12.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

    by Hunter S. Thompson ...
    A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity WeaverThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom WolfeFirst ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels

    by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Lydia Maria Child, Harriet E. Wilson, William Wells Brown, Charles W. Chesnutt, James Weldon Johnson, Albion Winegar Tourgée, Sutton E. Griggs, Solomon Northup, Willie Lynch, Nat Turner, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, William Craft, Ellen Craft, Louis Hughes, Jacob D. Green, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, William Still, Sarah H. Bradford, Josiah Henson, Charles Ball, Austin Steward, Henry Bibb, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Aphra Behn, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Stephen Smith, Joseph Mountain, Ida B. Wells-Barnett ...
    'Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Former Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels' is a profound anthology that embodies a spectrum of narratives ranging from heart-wrenching slave narratives to poignant memoirs and reflective novels. This collection encapsulates the horrific experiences and the resilient spirit of those bound by chains, alongside the connected literary pursuits ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Shark Hunt

    Strange Tales from a Strange Time

    by Hunter S. Thompson ...
    The first volume in Hunter S. Thompson’s bestselling Gonzo Papers offers brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, featuring a new introduction from award-winning author and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan.Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling “Gonzo Papers” is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s largest and, arguably, most important work, ... Read more

    $19.50 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Most Influential Memoirs Of Former Slaves

    by Thomas Clarkson, Daniel Drayton, Louis Hughes, Lydia Maria Child, Austin Steward, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Moses Grandy, William Wells Brown, William Still, Nat Turner, Henry Bibb, Olaudah Equiano, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, Kate Drumgoold, Frederick Douglass, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Booker T. Washington, Elizabeth Keckley, Charles Ball, Solomon Northup, Josiah Henson, Stephen Smith, Ellen Craft, William Craft, John Gabriel Stedman, Sarah H. Bradford, Lucy A. Delaney, L. S. Thompson, F. G. De Fontaine, Henry Box Brown, John Dixon Long, Harriet Jacobs, Jacob D. Green, Thomas S. Gaines, Willie Lynch, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Joseph Mountain ...
    The Most Influential Memoirs Of Former Slaves offers a profound exploration into the lives and experiences of those who bore the cruelty of slavery and emerged with voices that have transcended time. This anthology brings together a vast array of literary styles, including personal narratives, reflective essays, and poignant speeches, highlighting the resilience and resistance of former slaves. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fear and Loathing in America

    The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist

    by Hunter S. Thompson ...
    From the king of “Gonzo” journalism and bestselling author who brought you Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes another astonishing volume of letters by Hunter S. Thompson, featuring a new introduction from award-winning author and staff writer at The New Yorker Jon Lee Anderson.Brazen, incisive, and outrageous as ever, this second volume of Thompson’s private correspondence is the highly ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Rum Diary

    A Novel

    by Hunter S. Thompson ...
    **National Bestseller**New York Times Notable Book“Nobody tells you that reading Hunter S. Thompson novels as a young adult male while serving in the military is a potentially very bad idea. Some things you simply must absorb and learn on your own.” —Sturgill SimpsonMade into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary—a national bestseller and New York Times Notable ... ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Still, I Cannot Save You

    A Memoir of Sisterhood, Love, and Letting Go

    by Kelly S. Thompson ...
    **Shortlisted for the 2024 Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction AwardNominated for the Inaugural Reader's Choice AwardWith honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship with her older sister, Meghan. Tested by addiction, abuse, and illness, the sisters’ relationship crumbles, only to be rebuilt into an everlasting bond.**Kelly Thompson and her older sister, ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $13.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook