Although Patricia M. Boyer won a scholarship to McMaster University with the highest mathematics marks in Ontario and graduated at age 19, literature and languages were her specialty. She first worked as a public librarian, next as a...
Ontario--Muskoka (District municipality)
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Author:Boyer, Patricia M., Wallin, PamelaSummary: -
Author:Osborne, Thomas, MacGregor, RoySummary:Thomas Osborne delivers a gripping account of 1870s Ontario pioneer life. The view 16-year-old Thomas Osborne first had of Muskoka was at night, trudging alone with his even younger brother along unmarked primitive roads to find their...
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Author:Aiken, GordonSummary:Canadians took politics seriously in the years following Confederation and Gordon Aiken's novel about pioneer Muskoka and the fledgling nation's capital shows why. Unique events in the Dominion's second election, in 1872, inspired Aiken...
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Author:Hind, Andrew, Da Silva, MariaSummary:Muskoka is a beloved region for summertime frivolity-a popular destination for tourists and cottagers. The region is also home to a remarkably varied and interesting history. This book explores stories that most people, residents...
- Author:Fortune, CarleySummary:
A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail...
