Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30
Author | : Julie H. Ferguson |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 1315 |
Release | : 2013-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781459724389 |
ISBN-13 | : 1459724380 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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