Astrid Taim's Almaguin Chronicles 2-Book Bundle : Almaguin / Almaguin Chronicles.

Cover -- Almaguin -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Settling the New Land -- 2 The Unknown -- CHRISTIAN VALLEY -- 3 John Sampson Scarlett -- 4 The Scotia Junction Difficulty -- 5 Murder at Emsdale -- 6 The Highlander and the Temperance Movement -- 7 David Francis Burk -- 8 Enroute to Burk's Falls! -- 9 James Sharpe: An Original -- 10 Trouble at the Burk's Falls Beacon! -- 11 The Great Pine Log Mystery -- 12 Angus Kennedy 'Long Live He' -- OLD BERRIEDALE -- 13 An III Wind -- 14 Dick the Bummer -- 15 Dark Doings at Dufferin -- 16 The Twelfth of July -- DUNCHURCH -- 17 Cat Famine -- 18 The Magnetawan River -- 19 Era of the River Drives -- 20 Lumberjacks -- 21 The Sawmill Was Here First -- 22 Powassan: A Bend in the River -- JUST TELL THEM THAT YOU SAW ME -- 23 Fish Tales: Not about the Ones That Got Away -- 24 Moose Tales: A Hunt and a Stampede -- 25 The Old Moose Trail: So the Story Goes -- 26 Nipissing Village -- 27 The Stagecoach Stopped Here -- 28 The Maws of Restoule -- 29 The Bridge That Will Stand Forever -- THE BRIDGE THAT WILL STAND FOREVER -- 30 Personalities of Today -- Peter Camani -- A DRUID PLAYGROUND -- Sandy Coombs: -- MORE THAN JUST A MUNICIPAL POLITICIAN -- Doug Mackey: -- A CHAMPION OF RURAL LIFE -- Mike McIntosh -- 'BEAR WITH US' -- Muriel Parker -- 'GRANDMA OWL' -- 31 Gone but Not Forgotten -- Hartley Trussler &amp -- Ralph Bice -- THE MILLIONAIRE -- Epilogue -- Notes -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 SETTLING THE NEW LAND -- CHAPTER 2 THE UNKNOWN -- CHAPTER 3 JOHN SAMPSON SCARLETT -- CHAPTER 4 THE SCOTIA JUNCTION DIFFICULTY -- CHAPTER 5 MURDER AT EMSDALE -- CHAPTER 6 THE HIGHLANDER AND THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT -- CHAPTER 7 DAVID FRANCIS BURK -- CHAPTER 8 ENROUTE TO BURK'S FALLS -- CHAPTER 9 JAMES SHARPE: AN ORIGINAL -- CHAPTER 10 TROUBLE AT THE BURK'S FALLS BEACON! -- CHAPTER 11 THE GREAT PINE LOG MYSTERY.

CHAPTER 12 ANGUS KENNEDY 'LONG LIVE HE' -- CHAPTER 13 AN ILL WIND -- CHAPTER 14 DICK THE BUMMER -- CHAPTER 15 DARK DOINGS AT DUFFERIN -- CHAPTER 16 THE TWELFTH OF JULY -- CHAPTER 17 CAT FAMINE -- CHAPTER 18 THE MAGNETAWAN RIVER -- CHAPTER 19 ERA OF THE RIVER DRIVES -- CHAPTER 20 LUMBERJACKS -- CHAPTER 21 THE SAWMILL WAS FIRST -- CHAPTER 22 POWASSAN: A BEND IN THE RIVER -- CHAPTER 23 FISH TALES -- CHAPTER 24 MOOSE TALES: A HUNT AND A STAMPEDE -- CHAPTER 25 THE OLD MOOSE TRAIL: SO THE STORY GOES -- CHAPTER 26 NIPISSING VILLAGE -- CHAPTER 27 THE STAGECOACH STOPPED HERE -- CHAPTER 28 THE MAWS OF RESTOULE -- CHAPTER 29 THE BRIDGE THAT WILL LAST FOREVER -- CHAPTER 30 PERSONALITIES OF TODAY -- CHAPTER 31 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- COVER -- BACK COVER -- FRONTISPIECE -- CHAPTER 1 SETTLING THE NEW LAND -- CHAPTER 4 THE SCOTIA JUNCTION DIFFICULTY -- CHAPTER 5 MURDER AT EMSDALE -- CHAPTER 6 THE HIGHLANDER AND THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT -- CHAPTER 8 ENROUTE TO BURK'S FALLS -- CHAPTER 11 THE GREAT PINE LOG MYSTERY -- CHAPTER 12 ANGUS KENNEDY 'LONG LIVE HE' -- CHAPTER 13 AN ILL WIND -- CHAPTER 15 DARK DOINGS AT DUFFERIN -- CHAPTER 18 THE ALMAGUIN RIVER -- CHAPTER 19 ERA OF THE RIVER DRIVES -- CHAPTER 20 LUMBERJACKS -- CHAPTER 21 THE SAWMILL WAS FIRST -- CHAPTER 22 POWASSAN: A BEND IN THE RIVER -- CHAPTER 23 FISH TALES -- CHAPTER 25 THE OLD MOOSE TRAIL: SO THE STORY GOES -- CHAPTER 26 NIPISSING VILLAGE -- CHAPTER 27 THE STAGECOACH STOPPED HERE -- CHAPTER 28 THE MAWS OF RESTOULE -- CHAPTER 29 THE BRIDGE THAT WILL STAND FOREVER -- CHAPTER 30 PERSONALITIES OF TODAY -- CHAPTER 31 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Almaguin Chronicles -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword: Away Up North -- Introduction -- 1 -- A Settler's Story: The Founding of Burk's Falls -- 2.

Pioneer Adventures: The Arrival of the Train -- The Move North -- The Trip by Motor Car -- Gold Rush -- 3 -- The Life of a River Driver -- 4 -- A Century of Child Care in the Parry Sound District -- Shelter Supporters -- 5 -- The South River Connection -- The Standard Chemical Company -- 6 -- Arthur G. Peuchen: A Survivor -- 7 -- Pickerel River Logging Days -- 8 -- Lost Channel: A Company Town -- 9 -- The Last Stands -- 10 -- The Walton Family: Boat Builders -- 11 -- A Life Remembered: Richard Thomas (1932-2006) -- 12 -- A Boy Scout's Journey and Lake Cecebe's Green Bay -- 13 -- Kearney: Home of Ontario Baseball Champions -- 14 -- Sundridge and the Johnstone Story -- 15 -- Galna Bridge: The Bridge That Will Stand Forever -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Poems and Songs of Clarence Brazier -- The Ballad of Clarence Brazier (In honour of his 100th birthday) -- More Clarence Brazier Poems and Songs -- Florella (Clarence Brazier's favourite song) -- Lumberjack Song -- The Buck Deer -- The Shanty Man -- The Travelling Salesman -- Whoa, Mule, Whoa -- Appendix B: "Trouble on the Tote Road" by Everett Kirton -- Trouble on the Tote Road -- Appendix C: Selected Writings by Richard Thomas -- 1. This Time-Let's Do Better -- 2. And Another Thing. . . . -- Notes -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter One: A Settler's Story: The Founding of Burk's Falls -- Chapter Two: Pioneer Adventures: The Arrival of the Train -- Chapter Three: The Life of a River Driver -- Chapter Four: A Century of Child Care in the Parry Sound District -- Chapter Five: The South River Connection -- Chapter Six: Arthur G. Peuchen: A Survivor -- Chapter Seven: Pickerel River Logging Days -- Chapter Eight: Lost Channel: A Company Town -- Chapter Nine: The Last Stands -- Chapter Ten: The Walton Family: Boat Builders -- Chapter Eleven: A Life Remembered: Richard Thomas (1932-2006).

Chapter Twelve: A Boy Scout's Journey and Lake Cecebe's Bay -- Chapter Thirteen: Kearney: Home of Ontario Baseball Champions -- Chapter Fourteen: Sundridge and the Johnstone Story -- Chapter Fifteen: The Bridge That Will Stand Forever -- Appendix A: Poems and Songs of Clarence Brazier -- Appendix B: Trouble on the Tote Road by Everett Kirton -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright.

Once considered as a site for a First Nations Reserve in the early 1800s, The Almaguin Highlands are now year-round mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. This 2-book bundle is Astrid Taim's definitive guide to the region and its heritage.

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