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Scoundrels, dreamers & second sons: British remittance men in the Canadian west
By Mark Zuehlke. 1994
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Multi-cultural fictionCanadian non-fiction, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio
Between 1880 and the First World War, British remittance men arrived in the Canadian West. These remittance men, in many…
instances, tried to recreate the aura of landed gentry. The author tells of the efforts to bring "good breeding" to the Wild West. 1994.Little faith: a novel
By Michael Simon. 2006
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Mysteries and crime stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Police procedural fictionPolice and military
Human-narrated audio
It's 1995 and Texas has a new governor, the heir to a political dynasty. As politicians and lobbyists converge on…
the capital, a former child star and recent porn actress is found murdered and a thirteen-year-old boy is sent out to make a treacherous living on the streets. All this is just some of what Dan Reles, Austin Homicide's only New Yorker and only Jew has to deal with. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2006Flying Free: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book 2 (My America)
By Sharon Dennis Wyeth. 2002
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General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionCanadian history
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Corey and his family have escaped from slavery and the South and are now living in Canada. They own their…
own land, have made new friends, and Corey gets to go to school. But danger still remains across the river in Ohio, where slave-catchers lurk, waiting to capture escaped slaves to bring them back to their former masters.The Little White Horse
By Elizabeth Goudge. 1974
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Family stories, Fantasy, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionReference
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When orphan Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels like she's come home. Her new guardian is kind, like an…
old friend. However, beneath the beauty and comfort lies a tragedy. Maria is determined to find out about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending.