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Ralph Pickard Bell: A Biography A warts-and-all portrait of one of Canada's most colourful and controversial characters. Etienne Brule Known as the first Coureur de Bois, he went on many expeditions for Champlain and the fur traders, and explored land west of Quebec. Roy Herbert Thomson (1894-1976) The rags to riches story of Roy Thomson, also known as Lord Thomson of Fleet. Louis Riel Biography of the influential Metis leader and father of Manitoba. The John Rodgers Jewitt Hub Comprehensive site about John Rodgers Jewitt, his travels, and writings while a captive of Chief Maquinna of Nootka Sound in British Columbia. The Man Called Intrepid - William Stephenson All about Canadian spy master William Stephenson who set up Great Britain's spy operations in the Western Hemisphere David Thompson Things All about David Thompson, land geographer and one of Canada's explorers. Includes articles and links about aboriginal impacts, new discoveries, life at the Rocky Mountain House forts, and Thompson's treks through the mountain passes. Joseph Whiteside Boyle The legendary Canadian, Joseph W. Boyle (1867-1923); gold miner and adventurer. Northern Stars - Norman McLaren An honoured filmmaker in Canada. In his lifetime he received literally hundreds of awards and prizes for his work. Nursing Sister Helen L. Fowlds Biography, diary and pictures of Helen Fowlds, a Canadian nurse in World War I |
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