Author: Debra Komar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864929037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Forensic scientist Debra Komar dissects the historical record to re-create a crime from the Canadian frontier, in which religious mania drove a decent man to commit a heinous act.
The Ballad of Jacob Peck
Author: Debra Komar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864929037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Forensic scientist Debra Komar dissects the historical record to re-create a crime from the Canadian frontier, in which religious mania drove a decent man to commit a heinous act.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864929037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Forensic scientist Debra Komar dissects the historical record to re-create a crime from the Canadian frontier, in which religious mania drove a decent man to commit a heinous act.
Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey Two
Author: RayMan Ramsay
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525599690
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
“If the music biz is legit, then roller derby is an Olympic event.” In this bitingly hilarious memoir, Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey TWO, RayMan Ramsay gives readers a backstage pass into the heart, soul (and, often, bowels) of the music industry. On April Fool’s Day in 1968, a wise-cracking, opinionated 19-year-old Ramsay landed a warehouse job at Quality Records/TPC. Music became part of his DNA. Ramsay ultimately spent 36 years in the business, hustling as a promotions rep and manager in the Vancouver and B.C. markets for Quality/TPC and RCA/BMG. In Promo Monkey, each chapter (Ramsay calls them “chatters” in his signature style, laden with puns, jokes and double entendres) breaks the music industry open, giving readers a peek inside at artists, acts and their “peeps,” through missives on artists such as Sammy Davis Jr., Otis Redding and Kenny Rogers, along with his trials and triumphs as a promo rep. Written in “Wryman” vernacular (and sometimes, dialect), he also unleashes screeds on punk rock, The Beach Boys and Chuck Berry, while dedicating plenty of airtime to icons such as David Bowie, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. Ramsay’s at his best, p’raps (as he’d put it), when unleashing rhapsodies about Canadian artists such as the late John Bottomley and Doug & the Slugs, as well as the many hardworking colleagues and industry pros he laboured and laughed with throughout the years on one very wild and musical ride.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525599690
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
“If the music biz is legit, then roller derby is an Olympic event.” In this bitingly hilarious memoir, Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey TWO, RayMan Ramsay gives readers a backstage pass into the heart, soul (and, often, bowels) of the music industry. On April Fool’s Day in 1968, a wise-cracking, opinionated 19-year-old Ramsay landed a warehouse job at Quality Records/TPC. Music became part of his DNA. Ramsay ultimately spent 36 years in the business, hustling as a promotions rep and manager in the Vancouver and B.C. markets for Quality/TPC and RCA/BMG. In Promo Monkey, each chapter (Ramsay calls them “chatters” in his signature style, laden with puns, jokes and double entendres) breaks the music industry open, giving readers a peek inside at artists, acts and their “peeps,” through missives on artists such as Sammy Davis Jr., Otis Redding and Kenny Rogers, along with his trials and triumphs as a promo rep. Written in “Wryman” vernacular (and sometimes, dialect), he also unleashes screeds on punk rock, The Beach Boys and Chuck Berry, while dedicating plenty of airtime to icons such as David Bowie, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. Ramsay’s at his best, p’raps (as he’d put it), when unleashing rhapsodies about Canadian artists such as the late John Bottomley and Doug & the Slugs, as well as the many hardworking colleagues and industry pros he laboured and laughed with throughout the years on one very wild and musical ride.
The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles
Author: John Jacob Niles
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813189810
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music at the University of Kentucky.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813189810
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music at the University of Kentucky.
Journal of Anthropological Research
Black River Road
Author: Debra Komar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864928764
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shortlisted, Arthur Ellis Best Non-Fiction Crime Book Award In 1869, in the woods just outside of the bustling port city of Saint John, a group of teenaged berry pickers discovered several badly decomposed bodies. The authorities suspected foul play, but the identities of the victims were as mysterious as that of the perpetrator. From the twists and turns of a coroner's inquest, an unlikely suspect emerged to stand trial for murder: John Munroe, a renowned architect, well-heeled family man, and pillar of the community. Munroe was arguably the first in Canada's fledgling judicial system to actively defend himself. His lawyer's strategy was as simple as it was revolutionary: Munroe's wealth, education, and exemplary character made him incapable of murder. The press and Saint John's elite vocally supported Munroe, sparking a debate about character and murder that continues to this day. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, Komar addresses questions that still echo through the halls of justice more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide trials?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864928764
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shortlisted, Arthur Ellis Best Non-Fiction Crime Book Award In 1869, in the woods just outside of the bustling port city of Saint John, a group of teenaged berry pickers discovered several badly decomposed bodies. The authorities suspected foul play, but the identities of the victims were as mysterious as that of the perpetrator. From the twists and turns of a coroner's inquest, an unlikely suspect emerged to stand trial for murder: John Munroe, a renowned architect, well-heeled family man, and pillar of the community. Munroe was arguably the first in Canada's fledgling judicial system to actively defend himself. His lawyer's strategy was as simple as it was revolutionary: Munroe's wealth, education, and exemplary character made him incapable of murder. The press and Saint John's elite vocally supported Munroe, sparking a debate about character and murder that continues to this day. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, Komar addresses questions that still echo through the halls of justice more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide trials?
Musical Courier and Review of Recorded Music
The Rosary and the Rifle
Author: Ernie MacAulay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781773660721
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Mary Ann MacKinnon, mother of 12 children was a busy farmer's wife. She was murdered by her oldest daughter's ex-boyfriend Joey MacDonald. This is the story of the trial of Joey MacDonald and the family Mary Ann left behind.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781773660721
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Mary Ann MacKinnon, mother of 12 children was a busy farmer's wife. She was murdered by her oldest daughter's ex-boyfriend Joey MacDonald. This is the story of the trial of Joey MacDonald and the family Mary Ann left behind.
Great Uncle Sedgwick's Gift Part 3
Author: Beth E Browning
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326178679
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
It is 1982 and twins Beth and Mike aged 14 and brother Jake 121/2 are itching to start their 15 visits to Victorian times, following their exciting and dangerous visits to both the 'Puritan' and 'Georgian' eras. The gift of time travel left to them by Great Uncle Seddie. Their great uncles and great aunt visited same eras when young back in early 1900s. They have now, Sooty, a small black dog unexpectedly brought back from the Georgian period adventures and have hidden him from their parents. The Victorian's steam engines and new road surfaces, makes travel easier as they see the troubles that befall the poor, with hiring fairs and the down trodden pottery workers. The trio take pity on a sweep's boy they saw being abused by his cruel master while at the 'Grand Fair' with its attractions. The youngsters come to the aid of a mother whose babies are being sold by a baby minder. They continue searching as to what happened to their Great Uncle James who they meet and left back in Georgian times.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326178679
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
It is 1982 and twins Beth and Mike aged 14 and brother Jake 121/2 are itching to start their 15 visits to Victorian times, following their exciting and dangerous visits to both the 'Puritan' and 'Georgian' eras. The gift of time travel left to them by Great Uncle Seddie. Their great uncles and great aunt visited same eras when young back in early 1900s. They have now, Sooty, a small black dog unexpectedly brought back from the Georgian period adventures and have hidden him from their parents. The Victorian's steam engines and new road surfaces, makes travel easier as they see the troubles that befall the poor, with hiring fairs and the down trodden pottery workers. The trio take pity on a sweep's boy they saw being abused by his cruel master while at the 'Grand Fair' with its attractions. The youngsters come to the aid of a mother whose babies are being sold by a baby minder. They continue searching as to what happened to their Great Uncle James who they meet and left back in Georgian times.
The Bastard of Fort Stikine
Author: Debra Komar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864927217
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Winner, Canadian Authors Award for Canadian History, Jeanne Clarke Memorial Local History Award, and Prince Edward Island Book Award for Non-Fiction Is it possible to reach back in time and solve an unsolved murder, more than 170 years after it was committed? Just after midnight on April 21, 1842, John McLoughlin, Jr. -- the chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Stikine, in the northwest corner of the territory that would later become British Columbia -- was shot to death by his own men. They claimed it was an act of self-defence, their only means of stopping the violent rampage of their drunk and abusive leader. Sir George Simpson, the HBC's Overseas Governor, took the men of Stikine at their word, and the Company closed the book on the matter. The case never saw the inside of a courtroom, and no one was ever charged or punished for the crime. To this day, the killing remains the Honourable Company's dirtiest unaired laundry and one of the darkest pages in the annals of our nation's history. Now, exhaustive archival research and modern forensic science -- including ballistics, virtual autopsy, and crime scene reconstruction -- unlock the mystery of what really happened the night McLoughlin died. Using her formidable talents as a writer, researcher, and forensic scientist, Debra Komar weaves a tale that could almost be fiction, with larger-than-life characters and dramatic tension. In telling the story of John McLoughlin, Jr., Komar also tells the story of Canada's north and its connection to the Hudson's Bay Company.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864927217
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Winner, Canadian Authors Award for Canadian History, Jeanne Clarke Memorial Local History Award, and Prince Edward Island Book Award for Non-Fiction Is it possible to reach back in time and solve an unsolved murder, more than 170 years after it was committed? Just after midnight on April 21, 1842, John McLoughlin, Jr. -- the chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Stikine, in the northwest corner of the territory that would later become British Columbia -- was shot to death by his own men. They claimed it was an act of self-defence, their only means of stopping the violent rampage of their drunk and abusive leader. Sir George Simpson, the HBC's Overseas Governor, took the men of Stikine at their word, and the Company closed the book on the matter. The case never saw the inside of a courtroom, and no one was ever charged or punished for the crime. To this day, the killing remains the Honourable Company's dirtiest unaired laundry and one of the darkest pages in the annals of our nation's history. Now, exhaustive archival research and modern forensic science -- including ballistics, virtual autopsy, and crime scene reconstruction -- unlock the mystery of what really happened the night McLoughlin died. Using her formidable talents as a writer, researcher, and forensic scientist, Debra Komar weaves a tale that could almost be fiction, with larger-than-life characters and dramatic tension. In telling the story of John McLoughlin, Jr., Komar also tells the story of Canada's north and its connection to the Hudson's Bay Company.
The Real Bluegrass Book
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495033163
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 877
Book Description
(Fake Book). This collection gathers more than 300 bluegrass favorites presented in the straightforward Real Book format favored by musicians including lyrics where applicable: Alabama Jubilee * Ballad of Jed Clampett * Bill Cheatham * Blue Ridge Mountain Blues * Bury Me Beneath the Willow * Dixie Hoedown * Down to the River to Pray * Foggy Mountain Top * Highway 40 Blues * How Mountain Girls Can Love * I'm Goin' Back to Old Kentucky * John Henry * Keep on the Sunny Side * The Long Black Veil * My Rose of Old Kentucky * Old Train * Pretty Polly * Rocky Top * Sally Goodin * Shady Grove * Wabash Cannonball * Wayfaring Stranger * Wildwood Flower * The Wreck of the Old '97 * and hundreds more!
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495033163
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 877
Book Description
(Fake Book). This collection gathers more than 300 bluegrass favorites presented in the straightforward Real Book format favored by musicians including lyrics where applicable: Alabama Jubilee * Ballad of Jed Clampett * Bill Cheatham * Blue Ridge Mountain Blues * Bury Me Beneath the Willow * Dixie Hoedown * Down to the River to Pray * Foggy Mountain Top * Highway 40 Blues * How Mountain Girls Can Love * I'm Goin' Back to Old Kentucky * John Henry * Keep on the Sunny Side * The Long Black Veil * My Rose of Old Kentucky * Old Train * Pretty Polly * Rocky Top * Sally Goodin * Shady Grove * Wabash Cannonball * Wayfaring Stranger * Wildwood Flower * The Wreck of the Old '97 * and hundreds more!