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THE EXILES

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 09 - The Acadian Exiles: A Chronicle of the Land o…

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Arthur Doughty and Arthur G. Doughty

The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song, was first used by the French to distinguish the eastern or…

Chapter I: Into the Wedell Sea, part 1

In South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

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Ernest Shackleton

Shackleton's most famous expedition was planned to be an attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea south of the Atlantic to the Ross …

Ch. I - "We Are Seven"

In Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

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Kate Douglas Wiggin

Rebecca goes to live with her two stern aunts in a village in Maine. Her joy for life ends up inspiring them. (summary from Wikipedia)

01 - Reign of Charles II

In A Popular History of Ireland, Book 10

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

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