Native link tracing roots (4 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Etat : Good+. RARE- A tight and unmarked copy-" As someone once said of war and generals, historical writing is much too important to be left to professional historians. The contribution of dedicated amateurs in the recording and, therefore, preservation of our nation's past should not be underestimated. THE NATIVE LINK is a good example. The author, in the process of compiling a history of his family, found a number of his relatives were linked to the major developments of their time. His grandfather was the Hon. John Taylor, one of Manitoba's first ministers of agriculture, and his lineage includes such well-known Red River surnames as Bannerman, Inkster, and Omand. Thus the narrative transcends one man's family tree and symbolizes the roots of what we know today as Western Canada. The Great Indian War of the 1750s, explorations by Europeans, life at Hudson's Bay Company trading posts, and the 1870 Riel Rebellion are among the topics presented from a distinctive viewpoint. Readers may be surprised to learn, for instance, who really gave birth to the first white child in the Canadian Prairies. The author, himself of mixed Indian and British blood, stresses the crucial part native women played in the development of Canadian society."- Stain on outer text block.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** 6.25 X 9.25" 234 pages (1994) Cover is not as ahown in stock photo. This copy has a very nice brown buckram hard cover with titles in gold, end-page photograph collage, without flaw. Taylor family member's gift inscription written on first title page, vintage photographs and artwork throughout. With a 2 page map, a photograph of the author. Author's family tree fold-out. A vivid and well written piece of Canadian History.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. As new and unread. Interior is clean and unmarked. Stiff laminate card covers (softcover) are clean. Tiny bump to the head of the spine with barely a hint of "corner curl". Complete with the authors fold-out family tree. Pictorial endpapers featuring portraits of various family members. Fascinating look at the history of Western Canada via the genealogical lense of one person. Scarce title in beautiful condition. photographs and maps (illustrateur).…