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| Author | : Margaret MacMillan |
| Publisher | : Penguin Canada |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2009-03-31 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0143175211 |
Download Extraordinary Canadians:Stephen Leacock Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Stephen Leacock's satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town captures "the Empire forever" mentality that marked Anglo-Canadian life in the early decades of the twentieth century. Historian Margaret Macmillan—whose books Women of the Raj and Paris 1919 cast fresh light on the colonial legacy—has great affection for Leacock's gentle wit and sharp-eyed insight. The renowned historian examines Leacock's life as a poor but ambitious student who rose to become an economist, celebrated academic, and, most importantly, the beloved humorist who taught Canadians to laugh at themselves.
| Author | : Margaret MacMillan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2009 |
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| ISBN | : 9781322671413 |
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| Author | : Rudy Wiebe |
| Publisher | : Penguin Canada |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2008-12-02 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0143172700 |
Download Extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Big Bear (1825–1888) was a Plains Cree chief in Saskatchewan at a time when aboriginals were confronted with the disappearance of the buffalo and waves of European settlers that seemed destined to destroy the Indian way of life. In 1876 he refused to sign Treaty No. 6, until 1882, when his people were starving. Big Bear advocated negotiation over violence, but when the federal government refused to negotiate with aboriginal leaders, some of his followers killed 9 people at Frog Lake in 1885. Big Bear himself was arrested and imprisoned. Rudy Wiebe, author of a Governor General’s Award–winning novel about Big Bear, revisits the life of the eloquent statesman, one of Canada’s most important aboriginal leaders.
| Author | : Stephen Butler Leacock |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2022-08-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Download Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" by Stephen Butler Leacock. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
| Author | : Douglas Coupland |
| Publisher | : Atlas and Company |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2010-11-30 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1935633163 |
Download Marshall McLuhan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Surveys the life and career of the social theorist best known for the quotation, "The medium is the message, " who helped shape the culture of the 1960s and predicted the future of television and the rise of the Internet.
| Author | : Stephen Leacock |
| Publisher | : New Canadian Library |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2010-08-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0771094140 |
Download My Remarkable Uncle Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This celebrated collection of sketches sparkles with Stephen Leacock’s humour and shines with the warmth of his wit. The comical E.P., star of the title essay, “My Remarkable Uncle,” is a classic Leacock character. He is president of a railway with a letterhead but no rails, and he heads a bank that boasts credit but no cash whatsoever – all of which trouble E.P. not in the least. My Remarkable Uncle, a wonderful smorgasbord of mirth served up by a master of comedy, includes several essays, a short story, a political parable, and personal reflections on a dizzying array of subjects. Here, in rich abundance, are the inspired nonsense and the unerring eye for human folly that have made Stephen Leacock Canada’s most celebrated humorist.
| Author | : Andrew Cohen |
| Publisher | : Penguin Canada |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2008-12-02 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0143172697 |
Download Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In his 2 terms as prime minister, from 1963–1968, Lester B. Pearson oversaw the revamping of Canada through the introduction of Medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, the Auto Pact, and the new Maple Leaf flag. Pearson came to power after an impressive career as a diplomat, where he played a vital role in the creation of NATO and the United Nations, later serving as president of its General Assembly. He put Canada on the world stage when he won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his handling of the Suez Crisis, during which he brokered the formation of a UN peacekeeping force. Author Andrew Cohen, whose books have focused on Canada’s place in the world, is the perfect author to assess Pearson’s legacy.
| Author | : A. F. Moritz |
| Publisher | : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2006-07 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781550415032 |
Download Stephen Leacock Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The reputation of Stephen Leacock as Canada's best-loved humorist started with the publication of his Literary Lapses in 1910. Reviewers raved about the book, and by the time his Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town appeared in 1912, Leacock was being hailed as the Canadian Mark Twain and compared to Charlie Chaplin. Despite Leacock's early hardships, what is certain is that the story of this Canadian immigrant is remarkable. A boy who loved to read went on to write more than 60 books. A boy who loved to laugh went on to world celebrity for his gift for making other people laugh. A boy who came to Canada pining for his birthplace went on to choose Canada as his place in the world.
| Author | : Stephen Leacock |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010-10-19 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0771094000 |
Download My Financial Career and Other Follies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This original NCL collection brings together Leacock’s comic masterpieces, the many varieties of his remarkable humour. In one story a young man is seized by fear as he attempts to open his first bank account. In another, Lord Ronald, the beloved of Gertrude the Governess, “flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.” In a third, the Mariposa Belle sinks in the shallow waters of Lake Wissanotti. Completing these timeless comedies are two of Leacock’s own essays on humour.
| Author | : Stephen Leacock |
| Publisher | : New York : Dodd, Mead |
| Total Pages | : 339 |
| Release | : 1981-01-01 |
| Genre | : Canadian literature |
| ISBN | : 9780396080244 |
Download Laugh with Leacock Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Humorous essays look at banking, ghosts, laundry, golf, landlords, success, fishing, and daily life
