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  • The Desperate Ones Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Short-listed for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction They were among Canada’s most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until no

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • Simon Girty Wilderness Warrior
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    During the American Revolution and the border conflicts that followed, Simon Girty’s name struck terror into the hearts of U.S. settlers in the Ohio Valley and the territory of Kentucky.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, History and geography

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  • Line of Fire Heroism, Tragedy, and Canada's Police
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Across Canada peace officers put their lives on the line every day.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Running With Dillinger The Story of Red Hamilton and Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    This book picks up where The Desperate Ones: Canada's Forgotten Outlaws left off.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • Murder Twelve True Stories of Homicide in Canada
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Who committed Toronto’s Silk Stocking Murder? Why did a quiet accountant in Guelph, Ontario, murder his wife and two daughters?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Shrouded in the mists of history and legend, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a land of mysteries. Its waters are a graveyard for countless wrecked ships.

    Genre: Body, mind and spirit, Canadian nonfiction, Myths and folk tales

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  • Sheridan Nurseries One Hundred Years of People, Plans, and Plants
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Stensson, Karl

    Summary:

    A charming tale of history, creativity, natural inspiration, and a love of gardening.

    Genre: Business and economics, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Wrong Side of the Law True Stories of Crime
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Bestselling true crime author Edward Butts presents a rogues’ gallery of desperadoes whose crimes range from robbery to murder. English bank robbers on the run turn up in Newfoundland.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 26–30 William C. Van Horne / George Simpson / Tom Thomson / Simon Girty / Mary Pickford
    Author:

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    Summary:

    Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30 Louis Riel / James Wilson Morrice / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Robertson Davies / James Douglas / William C. Van Horne / George Simpson / Tom Thomson / Simon Girty / Mary Pickford
    Author:

    Ferguson, Julie H.

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    Summary:

    Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle Marshall McLuhan, Nellie McClung, René Lévesque and many more
    Author:

    Fitzgerald, Judith

    ,

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Braid, Kate

    ,

    Rigelhof, T.F.

    ,

    Plante, Raymond

    ,

    Slade, Arthur

    ,

    Wilson, John

    ,

    Bridge, Kathryn

    ,

    Stewart, Roderick

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Macpherson, Margaret

    ,

    goodall, lian

    ,

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    ,

    Evans, Gary

    ,

    Cowley, Deborah

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Ferguson, Julie H.

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    ,

    Sadlier, Rosemary

    ,

    Argyle, Ray

    ,

    Tidridge, Nathan

    ,

    Martin, Ged

    Summary:

    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.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Canadian Cultural Heritage 4-Book Bundle Molly Brant / Louis Riel / Harriet Tubman / Simon Girty
    Author:

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Sadlier, Rosemary

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Presenting four titles in the Quest Biography series profiling prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

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