Prairie Oddities: Punkinhead, Peculiar Gravities, and More Lesser Known Histories
Autor Darren Bernhardten Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 oct 2024
In Prairie Oddities: Punkinhead, Peculiar Gravity and More Lesser Known Histories Darren Bernhardt recounts historical anecdotes from middle-Canada's past that were never given top billing, the ones that faded away in time but left their marks behind. Laden with archival images, Bernhardt's stories restore focus on the gunslinging fugitive who became a folk hero, the curious and chaotic battle for Kenora, the flower-bearing American spy, the ghost trail of the Bergen Cutoff, the lost bells of St. Boniface, how the bison were saved from extinction, Hudson Bay's missing gravity, and the many firsts accomplished in the northwest.
The stories of what was - and what could have been - arouse imagination and kindle interest in a complicated and colourful past.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781773371221
ISBN-10: 1773371223
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 168 x 218 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Great Plains Press
Colecția Great Plains Press
Locul publicării:Winnipeg, Canada
ISBN-10: 1773371223
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 168 x 218 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Great Plains Press
Colecția Great Plains Press
Locul publicării:Winnipeg, Canada
Recenzii
"In an age when it can be difficult to distinguish facts from fiction, Darren Bernhardt brings his background as a journalist fully to bear in Prairie Oddities. I so admire his exceptional ability to tell thoroughly-researched, little-known and fascinating stories from Manitoba's past." — Gordon Goldsborough, author of the Abandoned Manitoba series.
FINALIST - Margaret McWilliams Award, 2024
"In an age when it can be difficult to distinguish facts from fiction, Darren Bernhardt brings his background as a journalist fully to bear in Prairie Oddities. I so admire his exceptional ability to tell thoroughly-researched, little-known and fascinating stories from Manitoba's past." — Gordon Goldsborough, author of the Abandoned Manitoba series.
FINALIST - Margaret McWilliams Award, 2024
"In an age when it can be difficult to distinguish facts from fiction, Darren Bernhardt brings his background as a journalist fully to bear in Prairie Oddities. I so admire his exceptional ability to tell thoroughly-researched, little-known and fascinating stories from Manitoba's past." — Gordon Goldsborough, author of the Abandoned Manitoba series.
Cuprins
ContentsIntroduction 4Bells of St. Boniface 4The first bell 5Mother church 7On strike 9Cross-crossing the Atlantic 14Most imposing church in Western Canada 17Disaster from a cigarette 19Lost bell found 21Sidebar 1 1807-1859 25Crocus Day and the American Spy 31Sidebar 2 1861-1868 42Republic of Manitobah 44Sidebar 3 1871-1876 52The man who saved the bison 61Mountains of bleaching bones 65Alloway sells herd 65Sidebar 4 1877-1888 69When Kenora was in Manitoba … and Ontario 75Sidebar 5 1889-1898 81Bergen Cutoff 84The path of unfulfilled promise 84Big plans 88Sinking feeling 90Bergen bridge 91Track prints 95Bootlegging and bombs 96Sidebar 6 1902-1913 102Fugitive to folk hero: Shootouts, hideouts and manhunts for Percy Moggey 104Criminal life 108Bank shootout 109Public spanking 112Hidden cabin 116Ends with a cup of tea 121One last time 125Rebuilt cabin 126Sidebar 7 1916-1925 130Secrets of the Civic Auditorium 139Relief project 142Art Gallery opening 145Museum opening 146Packed to the roof 147Sold to the province 148Sidebar 8 1927-1938 150Punkinhead: Manitoba-made rival to Rudolph 156Sidebar 9 1940-1956 165How Manitobans amplified rock 'n' roll 170Rock-Ola 184Slot machine syndicate 186Magic of the Multi-Selector 187Sidebar 10 1960-1972 193Churchill’ s missing gravity 19510,000-year-old indent 198Convection and subduction 201Sidebar 11 1993-2023 203SOURCES 204? SOURCES for The Bells of St. Boniface 204? SOURCES for Bergen Cutoff: The path of unfulfilled promises 205? SOURCES for Churchill’ s missing gravity 207? SOURCES for Crocus Day and the Beloved American Spy 208? SOURCES for Fugitive to folk hero: Shootouts, hideouts and manhunts for PercyMoggey 208? SOURCES for How Manitobans Amplified Rock ‘ N’ Roll 210? SOURCES for Leading the way: Firsts in the Northwest 211? SOURCES for Punkinhead: The Manitoba-made rival to Rudolph 219? SOURCES for Republic of Manitobah 219? SOURCES for The man who saved the bison 221? SOURCES for When Kenora was in Manitoba … and Ontario 222