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Vanished Beyond the Map

The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell

de Adam Shoalts ...

Narrado por Adam Shoalts ...

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7 hora 44 minutos

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared. ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared.
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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

de Linden MacIntrye ...

Narrado por Linden MacIntyre ...

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10 hora 50 minutos

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
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The Company

The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire

de Stephen R. Bown ...

Narrado por Traber Burns ...

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16 hora 5 minutos

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured
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Beyond the Trees

A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic

de Adam Shoalts ...

Narrado por Adam Shoalts ...

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9 hora 59 minutos

A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers, ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers,
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A People's History of Quebec

de Jacques Lacoursière, Robin Philpot ...

Narrado por Matthew Josdal ...

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6 hora 29 minutos

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote. Connecting everyday life to the events that ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote. Connecting everyday life to the events that
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Crazy Town

The Rob Ford Story

de Robyn Doolittle ...

Narrado por Erin Bennett ...

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10 hora 54 minutos

His drug- and alcohol-fueled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied center stage in North America’s fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine.Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

His drug- and alcohol-fueled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied center stage in North America’s fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine.Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the
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The Toronto Book of the Dead

de Adam Bunch ...

Narrado por Adam Bunch ...

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12 hora 10 minutos

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto
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Survival Is Not Assured

The Life of Climber Jim Donini

de Geoff Powter ...

Narrado por Brian Wiggins ...

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9 hora 27 minutos

Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic
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Inventing Niagara

Beauty, Power, and Lies

de Ginger Strand ...

Narrado por Karen White ...

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13 hora 11 minutos

Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized, and landscape redesigned, the falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery—waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films, and ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized, and landscape redesigned, the falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery—waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films, and
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Niagara

Daredevils, Danger & Extraordinary Stories

de Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva ...

Narrado por Janice Ryan ...

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6 hora 46 minutos

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all:In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel…and survive.It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself, ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all:In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel…and survive.It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself,
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Lethbridge

de Terry McConnell ...

Narrado por Charles Robert Fox ...

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4 hora 59 minutos

A love story set against the backdrop of the First World War, the events in Lethbridge unfold in disparate locales, from London to Boston, from Maine to Niagara Falls, from the trenches of wartime France to the military hospitals of England. Yet the lives of its three protagonists come together in one place: the frontier western Canadian city of Lethbridge, Alberta.Inspired by a true story, ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A love story set against the backdrop of the First World War, the events in Lethbridge unfold in disparate locales, from London to Boston, from Maine to Niagara Falls, from the trenches of wartime France to the military hospitals of England. Yet the lives of its three protagonists come together in one place: the frontier western Canadian city of Lethbridge, Alberta.Inspired by a true story,
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Great Chiefs

Volume I

de Tony Hollihan ...

Narrado por Dana Negrey ...

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9 hora 59 minutos

A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his peopleitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who doggedly fought white incursions on Sioux landChief Joseph, who led the Nez ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his peopleitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who doggedly fought white incursions on Sioux landChief Joseph, who led the Nez
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Know It All

Finding the Impossible Country

de James H. Marsh ...

Narrado por James H. Marsh ...

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11 hora 36 minutos

In Know It All: Finding the Impossible Country James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in Canadian publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia — what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the ... Leer más

$29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In Know It All: Finding the Impossible Country James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in Canadian publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia — what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the
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Voices from Hudson Bay

Cree Stories from York Factory, Second Edition

Narrado por Michaela Washburn ...

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3 hora 23 minutos

In Voices from Hudson Bay Cree elders recall the daily lives and experiences of the men and women who lived and worked at the Hudson’s Bay Company post at York Factory in Manitoba. Their stories, their memories of family, community, and daily life, define their past and provide insights into a way of life that has largely disappeared in northern Canada. The era the elders describe, from the end of ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

In Voices from Hudson Bay Cree elders recall the daily lives and experiences of the men and women who lived and worked at the Hudson’s Bay Company post at York Factory in Manitoba. Their stories, their memories of family, community, and daily life, define their past and provide insights into a way of life that has largely disappeared in northern Canada. The era the elders describe, from the end of
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Them Days 3.4

Stories from throughout the Big Land

de Doris Saunders, John Earle, Arthur Ryland, Ellis Barney, Larry Epp, Alice Perrault, Caroline Jacque, Susan Pottle, Rosina Kalleo, James Burdett, Dorothy Goudie, Rupert McNeil, Clarice Hopkins, Eben Butt, Jack Keefe, Wallace McLean, Martin Martin, Judith Solomon, Sarah Holwell, Thorwald Perrault, Harry Paddon ...

Narrado por Aimee Chaulk, Patty Way, Jaime Brown, Ida Suarak, Morgan Mills, Jillian Larkham, Selma Suarak, Margaret Beyere, Margaret Goudie Parsons, George Way, Joan Dicker ...

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2 hora 2 minutos

Stories from fishing on the Labrador coast to the fire in Nain in 1921, enjoy tales from a bygone era in Labrador. ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Stories from fishing on the Labrador coast to the fire in Nain in 1921, enjoy tales from a bygone era in Labrador.
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Valley of the Birdtail

An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

de Douglas Sanderson, Andrew Stobo Sniderman ...

Narrado por Greg Rogers ...

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10 hora

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Wr... ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Wr...
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No Memory for Murder

The Incredible Story of a Sadistic Murder in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park

de Blain Henshaw ...

Narrado por Kevin T. Collins ...

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7 hora 18 minutos

A spellbinding story of murder in a popular Halifax park, high courtroom drama, and hints of demonic possession and satanic worship.In 1975, Jimmy Odo was charged with the murder of fourteen–year–old Tony Cluett, who was found strung up crucifixion–style in Halifax’s Point Pleasant Park. Six years later, he was charged with bludgeoning to death Darlene Davidson, his former girlfriend’s five–year ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

A spellbinding story of murder in a popular Halifax park, high courtroom drama, and hints of demonic possession and satanic worship.In 1975, Jimmy Odo was charged with the murder of fourteen–year–old Tony Cluett, who was found strung up crucifixion–style in Halifax’s Point Pleasant Park. Six years later, he was charged with bludgeoning to death Darlene Davidson, his former girlfriend’s five–year
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Reading the Bible on Turtle Island

An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation

de H. Daniel Zacharias, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe ...

Narrado por H. Daniel Zacharias, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, Shari Russell ...

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9 hora 57 minutos

In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this
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Gold

How Gretzky's Men Ended Canada's 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought

de Tim Wharnsby ...

Narrado por Barry Abrams ...

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6 hora 42 minutos

"Now after fifty years, it's time for Canada to stand up and cheer. Stand up and cheer everybody! The Olympics Salt Lake City, 2002, men's ice hockey gold medal: Canada!" —Bob Cole, CBC play-by-play broadcasterThere was no iconic Paul Henderson moment, nor a Sidney Crosby golden goal, but Canada's 5-2 victory against the rival United States in the men's 2002 Olympic gold medal game wiped out fifty ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

"Now after fifty years, it's time for Canada to stand up and cheer. Stand up and cheer everybody! The Olympics Salt Lake City, 2002, men's ice hockey gold medal: Canada!" —Bob Cole, CBC play-by-play broadcasterThere was no iconic Paul Henderson moment, nor a Sidney Crosby golden goal, but Canada's 5-2 victory against the rival United States in the men's 2002 Olympic gold medal game wiped out fifty
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Blood in the Water

A True Story of Small-Town Revenge

de Silver Donald Cameron ...

Narrado por David Ferry ...

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7 hora 57 minutos

**“Fascinating! [A] must-read for all concerned about how humans manage to live together. Or not.” —Margaret Atwood**“Superb... an instant true crime classic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A masterfully told true story, perfect for fans of Say Nothing and Furious Hours: a brutal murder in a small Nova Scotia fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the very ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

**“Fascinating! [A] must-read for all concerned about how humans manage to live together. Or not.” —Margaret Atwood**“Superb... an instant true crime classic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A masterfully told true story, perfect for fans of Say Nothing and Furious Hours: a brutal murder in a small Nova Scotia fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the very
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Last Man Out

The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster

de Melissa Fay Greene ...

Narrado por Henry Strozier ...

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10 hora 11 minutos

One evening in late October 1958, the deepest coal mine in North America "bumped"-its rock floors heaved up and smashed into rock ceilings. Most of the men on the shift perished. But nineteen men were trapped alive a mile below the earth's surface, struggling to survive without food, water, light, or fresh air. Almost a week passed without rescue. Hopes of finding life dwindled; then a miracle ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

One evening in late October 1958, the deepest coal mine in North America "bumped"-its rock floors heaved up and smashed into rock ceilings. Most of the men on the shift perished. But nineteen men were trapped alive a mile below the earth's surface, struggling to survive without food, water, light, or fresh air. Almost a week passed without rescue. Hopes of finding life dwindled; then a miracle
... Leer más
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The Laws and the Land

de Dr. Daniel Rück ...

Narrado por Kaniehti:io Horn ...

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10 hora 48 minutos

As the settler state of Canada expanded into Indigenous lands, settlers dispossessed Indigenous people and undermined their sovereignty as nations. One site of invasion was Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien’kehá:ka community and part of the Rotinonhsiónni confederacy. The Laws and the Land delineates the establishment of a settler colonial relationship from early contact ways of sharing land; land practices ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

As the settler state of Canada expanded into Indigenous lands, settlers dispossessed Indigenous people and undermined their sovereignty as nations. One site of invasion was Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien’kehá:ka community and part of the Rotinonhsiónni confederacy. The Laws and the Land delineates the establishment of a settler colonial relationship from early contact ways of sharing land; land practices
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Them Days 7.2

Toys, Games, and Amusements

de Jean Martin, Leo O'Brien, Albert Ryland, George Cartwright, Jill Saunders, Joe Palliser, Pat O'Brien, Victor Fowler, Joe Ford, Margaret Baikie, Flora Baikie, Harvey Mesher, Thomas O. Pardy, Mary Jacque, Joanne Martin, Caroline Jacque, Garmel Rich, Lillian Broomfield, Franz Boas, Eliis Barney, Elsie Blake, Hilda Decker, Alfreda Blake, Maria Ryland, Olive Marshall, Cynthia Cooke, Edna Campbell, Chelsey Lethbridge, Robert H. Davis, Doris Saunders, Julianna Winters, Sam Webb, Greta Davis, Edna Edmunds, Margaret Davis, Rosie Ford, John Edmunds, Stewart Ryland, James Linstead, Emily Clark, E. W. Hawkes, Judy McGrath, Curtis Oliver, Gus Flowers, Duncan Strong, Frank G. Speck, John Michelin, Clara Voisey, Bella Lyall, Bessie Flynn, Francis Hall, Lucien M. Turner, Jim Saunders, Jim Voisey, Ellen Lyall, Tommy Davis ...

Narrado por Aimee Chaulk, Patty Way, Ida Suarak, George Way, Clarice Blake-Rudkowski, Morgen Mills, Beatrix Mills ...

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2 hora 22 minutos

This special edition of Them Days Magazine from 1982 is all about toys, games, amusements and pastimes. Dive into dozens of short stories about dolls, balls, and boats; learn how to slide on seal skins; listen to memories of specialty holiday games and so much more! ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This special edition of Them Days Magazine from 1982 is all about toys, games, amusements and pastimes. Dive into dozens of short stories about dolls, balls, and boats; learn how to slide on seal skins; listen to memories of specialty holiday games and so much more!
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Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the years 1760-1776

de Alexander Henry ...

Narrado por Nick Adams ...

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6 hora 51 minutos

Alexander Henry is one of the giants of the eighteenth century Fur Trade in the Great Lakes region and his journal has been reprinted many times since it was first published in 1809. With the defeat of the French in Canada in 1760, the interior of the continent was suddenly accessible to English traders. Henry set out for the west with goods for the Indian trade, into a land where the First ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Alexander Henry is one of the giants of the eighteenth century Fur Trade in the Great Lakes region and his journal has been reprinted many times since it was first published in 1809. With the defeat of the French in Canada in 1760, the interior of the continent was suddenly accessible to English traders. Henry set out for the west with goods for the Indian trade, into a land where the First
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