Quest biographies. Books 16-20 Maurice Duplessis ; David Thompson ; Mazo de la Roche ; Susanna Moodie ; Gabrielle Roy. Cover Image

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Quest biographies. Books 16-20 [electronic resource] : Maurice Duplessis ; David Thompson ; Mazo de la Roche ; Susanna Moodie ; Gabrielle Roy.

Paulin, Marguerite. (Added Author). Alleyn, Nora. (Added Author). Shardlow, Tom. (Added Author). Kirk, Heather. (Added Author). Cimon, Anne. (Added Author). Vanasse, André. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459723993
ISBN: 1459723996
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1051 pages).
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Maurice Duplessis; 1 This Young Man Will Go Far; 2 "Time and Patience ... "; 3 A Strategic Resolve; 4 The Art of Politics; 5 A Foretaste of Power; 6 Defeated ... Now what?; 7 I've Lost My Star; 8 Power and Nothing But Power; 9 Down With Unanimity; 10 The End of an Era; Chronology of Maurice Duplessis (1890-1959); Sources Consulted; Index; David Thompson; 1 London; 2 Rupert's Land; 3 Churchill Factory; 4 South Branch House; 5 The Plains; 6 Cumberland House; 7 Grand Portage; 8 Rocky Mountain House; 9 The Columbia; Epilogue Unfinished Work; Chronology of David Thompson (1770-1857).

Sources ConsultedIndex; Mazo de la Roche; Prologue; 1 Beginnings; 2 No Longer Lonely; 3 Young Women; 4 Breakdown; 5 Screams; 6 "We Two" Against the World; 7 Possession, Thunder, and Delight; 8 The Winner; 9 Goodbye Canada!; 10 Children; 11 Stage Struck and Royalty Mad; 12 Endings; Epilogue; Chronology of Mazo de la Roche (1879-1961); Sources Consulted; Index; Susanna Moodie; 1 Country Girl; 2 Bluestocking; 3 Enthusiasm and Love; 4 The Crossing; 5 Rough Canadians; 6 Letter to the Governor; 7 Colonial Woes; 8 Fame and Family Rejection; 9 Niagara Falls; 10 Under a Spell; 11 Legacy.

EPILOGUE The Dark AngelChronology of Susanna Moodie (1803-1885); Sources Consulted; Index; Gabrielle Roy; Prologue; 1 In the Garden Swing; 2 The Baleful Shadow Of Adèle; 3 A Heavy Secret; 4 Married Life in Paris; 5 The Invisible Demigod; 6 The Tin Flute; 7 The Long Purgatory; Epilogue; Chronology of Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983); Bibliography and Recommended Further Reading; Index; Copyright.

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