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Newmarket
The Heart of York Region
1996
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In the early 1800s, Timothy Robers, a Quaker millwright from Vermont, drew a flourishing community of fellow Quakers to the area which became the new-market for settles and traders.It soon became the commercial hub of a rich farming area. By the mid-1800s it was a central point on the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railway. Over the following decades, gas deposits were confirmed there and a barge canal was built along with a street railway. In the early 20th century Newmarket languishe...
2012
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In the final volume of the epic fantasy, the Language of Stones trilogy, civil war tears the Realm apart and the sorcerer Maskull's plans to bring about a catastrophe that will rob the world of magic are coming to fruition. The wizard Gwydion knows that the only hope for the future lies with Willand, the young man he believes to be the reincarnation of King Arthur.But Will is beset with doubts. He is being stalked by the Dark Child, the twin from whom he was separated at birth and ...
2012
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The story of a stranding alone, on an island off the coast of New Zealand, of an English Clergyman. His survival, despair, and joy at rescue.
Stories of Newmarket
An Old Ontario Town
2011
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Newmarket, one of the oldest communities in Ontario, was founded on the Upper Canadian frontier in 1801 by Quakers from the United States. Fur traders, entrepreneurs, millers, and many others were soon to follow, some seeking independence, some seeking wealth, and some even seeking freedom from creditors. The community was at the heart of the 1837 Rebellion, found prosperity when a stop on the colonys first railway, and has sent military personnel to every war in Canadas history since the ...
2012
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After writing four substantial historical novels, I decided to write a fantasy trilogy!In terms of inspiration, I have to offer a deep bow of respect to JRR Tolkien, who wrote the first novel that I ever read with any pleasure (The Hobbit), and to whom I certainly owe my career as a writer.My trilogy grew from two main roots. The first is my love of the British countryside, and the second is my interest in British mythic history. While researching the books I visited as many...
2012
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England, 1568. Ten years into the reign of The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I of England, the country is seething with unrest. While the mighty Empire of Catholic Spain rules the waves, Protestant England is struggling to establish itself as a world power. It is a struggle waged at a price, paid by everyone – from the Queen herself, her courtiers and statesmen, down to ordinary people. And the heaviest burden of all falls on the seamen of England ... who must prise open the private jewel-box of...
2013
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This novel is based upon the life story of William 11 (Rufus) who was King of England after his father, William the Conqueror.It starts with the death of the Conqueror and follows the main events during the reign of William Rufus. The main focus of the novel is the rivalry between Rufus and his two brothers, Robert, the Duke of Normandy and Henry, their younger brother.The novel also follows Rufus's difficulties with the church and rebellions that took place after he inheri...
2012
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True love. The terror of war. Rejection. Separation. Reconciliation. COURAGE.France, 1790, and a nation is on the brink of destruction, a not so innocent flirtation at a glamorous ball, a Frenchwoman destined for the guillotine, and a British naval captain who has loved and lost her - these are the ingredients of , Courage, Robert Carter's epic tale of love and war. Add to these the machinations of a shadowy Brotherhood which is shaping the future of the world, and we have a story ...
2012
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A rich and evocative tale set in a mythic 15th century Britain, to rival the work of Bernard Cornwell. In the peaceful village of Nether Norton life goes on as it has for centuries in the Realm, through the coming and going of the Slavers and the arrival of the Sightless Ones and their Chapter Houses. On Loaf Day, as the villagers celebrate gathering in the first of their harvest, Will looks back fondly on the two years since he and his sweetheart Willow circled the fire together, especial...
2026
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Chemistry isn’t hard. It just hides what you need to know.Most students who struggle in chemistry aren’t bad at it. They’re missing a few specific skills that every later topic depends on. Dr. Robert Carter has taught and tutored chemistry for years and has watched students hit the same wall at the same point in the year. This book teaches those skills directly, so the wall never shows up.You’ll learn five skills, one chapter at a time:Significant figures.
2011
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A rich and evocative tale set in a mythic 15th century Britain, to rival the work of Bernard Cornwell.The Realm is poised for war. Its weak king – Hal, grandson of a usurper – is dominated by his beautiful wife and her lover. Against them stands Duke Richard of Ebor and his allies. The two sides are set on a bloody collision course…Gwydion is watching over the Realm. He has walked the land since before the time of the druids, since before the Slavers came to subdue the peop...
2012
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Around the beginning of the 20th Century, Walter E. Scott - Scotty to his friends - was passing through Death Valley, California, when he happened upon a dead man. Beside the corpse was a dog dying of thirst, and in the man's pocket was a piece of rock glittering with pure gold ...So begins one of the most endearing tales to come out of the American West.