Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle

Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle PDF Author: Judith Fitzgerald
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459728343
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 4704

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This special bundle contains the first thirty-five books in the Quest Biography series, which profiles the lives of Canadians who have had a profound effect on their country and the world. Some of these figures are truly famous, while others were quietly influential. Among the wide variety of people we meet are: prime ministers (Mackenzie King, Macdonald, Laurier, and more); artists (Emily Carr, Tom Thomson); explorers (David Thompson, Samuel de Champlain), politicians (René Lévesque, Joey Smallwood), writers (Robertson Davies, Gabrielle Roy), entertainers (Emma Albani, Mary Pickford), activists (Nellie McClung, Louis Riel, Harriet Tubman), and many, many more. Let this series be your primer on the greatest figures in Canadian history. Includes Emma Albani Emily Carr George Grant Jacques Plante John Diefenbaker John Franklin Phyllis Munday Wilfrid Laurier William Lyon Mackenzie King René Lévesque Samuel de Champlain John Grierson Lucille Teasdale Maurice Duplessis David Thompson Mazo de la Roche Susanna Moodie Gabrielle Roy Louis Riel James Wilson Morrice Vilhjalmur Stefansson Robertson Davies James Douglas William C. Van Horne George Simpson Tom Thomson Simon Girty Mary Pickford Harriet Tubman Laura Secord Joey Smallwood Prince Edward, Duke of Kent John A. Macdonald Marshall McLuhan

Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle

Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle PDF Author: Judith Fitzgerald
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459728343
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 4704

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Book Description
This special bundle contains the first thirty-five books in the Quest Biography series, which profiles the lives of Canadians who have had a profound effect on their country and the world. Some of these figures are truly famous, while others were quietly influential. Among the wide variety of people we meet are: prime ministers (Mackenzie King, Macdonald, Laurier, and more); artists (Emily Carr, Tom Thomson); explorers (David Thompson, Samuel de Champlain), politicians (René Lévesque, Joey Smallwood), writers (Robertson Davies, Gabrielle Roy), entertainers (Emma Albani, Mary Pickford), activists (Nellie McClung, Louis Riel, Harriet Tubman), and many, many more. Let this series be your primer on the greatest figures in Canadian history. Includes Emma Albani Emily Carr George Grant Jacques Plante John Diefenbaker John Franklin Phyllis Munday Wilfrid Laurier William Lyon Mackenzie King René Lévesque Samuel de Champlain John Grierson Lucille Teasdale Maurice Duplessis David Thompson Mazo de la Roche Susanna Moodie Gabrielle Roy Louis Riel James Wilson Morrice Vilhjalmur Stefansson Robertson Davies James Douglas William C. Van Horne George Simpson Tom Thomson Simon Girty Mary Pickford Harriet Tubman Laura Secord Joey Smallwood Prince Edward, Duke of Kent John A. Macdonald Marshall McLuhan

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 31–35

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 31–35 PDF Author: Rosemary Sadlier
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459724356
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1112

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Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: legendary Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman; Laura Secord, heroine of the War of 1812; Newfoundland politician Joey Smallwood, the final Father of Confederation; Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, the primary founder of Canada; and onetime governor general Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, an important figure in Canada’s early development. Includes Harriet Tubman Laura Secord Joey Smallwood Prince Edward, Duke of Kent John A. Macdonald

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 16–20

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 16–20 PDF Author: Marguerite Paulin
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459723996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 936

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This bundle of titles in the Quest Biography series entertainingly presents a variety of influential Canadian lives. In this volume we find longtime Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis, explorer David Thompson, novelists Mazo de la Roche and Gabrielle Roy, and pioneer writer Susanna Moodie.

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–20

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–20 PDF Author: lian goodall
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459724372
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1836

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This bundle of titles in the Quest Biography series entertainingly presents a variety of influential Canadian lives that have shaped the future of a nation and often of the world. In this volume we find politicians, explorers, famous authors, a humanitarian, and a filmmaker.

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–15

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–15 PDF Author: lian goodall
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 145972397X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 900

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This bundle of titles in the Quest Biography series entertainingly presents a variety of influential Canadian lives. In this volume we find Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, Quebec premier Réne Lévesque, explorer Samuel de Champlain, documentarian John Grierson, and humanitarian surgeon Lucille Teasdale.

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–10

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–10 PDF Author: Vladimir Konieczny
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459724364
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1329

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Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: Emma Albani, a nineteenth century opera singer from Quebec who became a diva of the musical world; Emily Carr, the artist famous for capturing the essence in her paintings of the Native cultures of the coast of British Columbia; George Grant, a prescient political philosopher and author of Lament for a Nation; star NHL goalie Jacques Plante, the first netminder to don a protective mask; influential Prime Ministers John Diefenbaker and Sir Wilfrid Laurier; John Franklin, while not a Canadian, an explorer whose demise in the Arctic is an important part of Canada’s historical identity; Marshall McLuhan, the academic who predicted so much of the modern media world we live in today; mountaineer and explorer Phyllis Munday; and early feminist icon Nellie McClung. Includes Emma Albani Emily Carr George Grant Jacques Plante John Diefenbaker John Franklin Marshall McLuhan Phyllis Munday Wilfrid Laurier Nellie McClung

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 6–10

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 6–10 PDF Author: Judith Fitzgerald
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459723961
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: John Franklin, while not a Canadian, an explorer whose demise in the Arctic is an important part of Canada’s historical identity; Marshall McLuhan, the academic who predicted so much of the modern media world we live in today; mountaineer and explorer Phyllis Munday; influential Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier; and early feminist icon Nellie McClung. Includes John Franklin Marshall McLuhan Phyllis Munday Wilfrid Laurier Nellie McClung

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–5

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–5 PDF Author: Vladimir Konieczny
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459723953
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 998

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Book Description
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: Emma Albani, a nineteenth century opera singer from Quebec who became a diva of the musical world; Emily Carr, the artist famous for capturing the essence in her paintings of the Native cultures of the coast of British Columbia; George Grant, a prescient political philosopher and author of Lament for a Nation; star NHL goalie Jacques Plante, the first netminder to don a protective mask; and honest Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, who led Canada in the late fifties and early sixties. Includes Emma Albani Emily Carr George Grant Jacques Plante John Diefenbaker

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30 PDF Author: Julie H. Ferguson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459724380
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 2012

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Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: painters Tom Thomson and James Wilson Morrice; explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson; frontiersman Simon Girty; railway baron William C. Van Horne; early politicians George Simpson and James Douglas; revolutionary Metis leader Louis Riel; writer Robertson Davies; and early movie star Mary Pickford. Includes Louis Riel James Wilson Morrice Vilhjalmur Stefansson Robertson Davies James Douglas William C. Van Horne George Simpson Tom Thomson Simon Girty Mary Pickford

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–25

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–25 PDF Author: Julie H. Ferguson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 145972433X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1032

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Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: firebrand Metis leader Louis Riel; landscape painter James Wilson Morrice; Arctic explorer and ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson; revered novelist Robertson Davies; and the “Father of British Columbia,” James Douglas. Includes Louis Riel James Wilson Morrice Vilhjalmur Stefansson Robertson Davies James Douglas