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The world : a family history / by Sebag Montefiore, Simon,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the acclaimed author of The Romanovs--a magisterial history of humanity viewed through the lens of its most powerful dynasties In this sprawling and eye-opening book, best-selling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world's great dynasties across human history through engrossing tales of palace intrigue, glorious battle, and the real lives of people who held unfathomable power. He trains his eye on founders of humble origin, like Sargon, the Mesopotamian cupbearer sent to help defeat a rival who returned with an army to dethrone his own king, and Liu Bang, a peasant who became a rebel leader and founded the Han dynasty. Montefiore illuminates the achievements of fearsome emperors, including Yax Ehb Xook, whose Mayan city-state Tikal boasts some of the most monumental ancient architecture that exists today; Jayavarman II, who proclaimed himself "universal king" and whose Khmer empire in South Asia heralded a thousand years of Indic ascendancy; and Ewuare, the African emperor who built a capital city that rivaled any in Europe. He writes, too, about remarkable women rulers, like Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh, and Maria Theresa, the only woman to rule the Habsburg empire. These families represent the breadth of human endeavor, with bloody civil wars, treacherous conspiracies, and shocking megalomania alongside flourishing culture, moving romances, and enlightened benevolence. A dazzling epic history as spellbinding as fiction, The World is testament to Montefiore's acclaimed career as our poet laureate of power"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kings and rulers; Royal houses; Upper class; World history;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brief memoir of the late George F. Warnica and memoirs of George and Phoebe Warnica, pioneers of Innisfil / by Hunter, Andrew F.(Andrew Frederick),1863-1940;
Subjects: Warnica family;
© c1998., Warnica Family,
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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History of the south half of lot 19, concession 5, Innisfil, and two pioneer families, the Stewarts, who came from Ireland in 1840, and the McCulloughs, who came from Ireland in 1832 / by Stewart, Harry M.;
Subjects: McCullough family; Stewart family;
© n.d., s.n.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sugar in the blood : a family's story of slavery and empire / by Stuart, Andrea.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Stuart family; Sugar trade; Sugarcane industry; Slavery;
© 2013, c2012., Vintage Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Never give up : a prairie family's story / by Brokaw, Tom,author.;
"Tom Brokaw is known as one of the hardest-working, most successful people in broadcast journalism. His success is attributed to his work ethic, his instinct for identifying the significance of the news in the lives of ordinary people, and his reputation for always showing up for others. In this heartfelt family story, Tom shows the values and lessons he absorbed from his ancestors, parents, and others who settled in South Dakota and worked hard to build lives on the prairie during the first half of the twentieth century. At the center of this story is Red Brokaw, Tom's father, who left school in the third grade. At the end of his life, Red surprised his family by recording his memories about the Brokaw ancestors who obtained land in South Dakota under the Lend-Lease plan and started a hotel called the Brokaw House. As a boy Red worked there, and then on construction jobs, developing a talent for machines. At a high school play, he fell in love with the girl playing the lead, Jean, whose father had lost the family farm during the Depression. They married, and struggled financially. Their son Tom was born in 1940, and two other sons followed. Red had a philosophy: Never give up. Never complain. After the war, Red got his big break. The Army Corps of Engineers began to build great projects, including dams across the Missouri River, magnificent structures like the Fort Randall and the Gavins Point dams. Red rose to become a foreman on the dam project, and the Brokaws moved to towns created to house workers, where the family became part of a vibrant community life"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Brokaw, Red, 1912-1982.; Brokaw, Tom; Broucard family.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Guide to family history research in the archival repositories of the United Church of Canada / by Ontario Genealogical Society.; United Church of Canada.Committee on Archives and History.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: United Church of Canada; United Church of Canada. Archives.; Church archives;
© 1996., Ontario Genealogical Society,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Tireless Runners : A Family History of Indigenous Canada. by Jago, Robert.;
For readers of Thomas Kings 'The Inconvenient Indian' and Chelsea Vowels 'Indigenous Writes', 'Tireless Runners' tells the history of colonization from pre-contact to the present day through the multi-generational story of one Indigenous family. Robert Jago is a registered member of the Kwantlen First Nation in British Columbia and the Nooksack Tribe in Washington State. He lives in Montreal, QC.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; HISTORY / Native American;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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And go to Innisfree : 100 years at Degrassi Point / by Heidenreich, Conrad E.,1936-;
Subjects: Walker family.;
© 1989., Innisfree Limited,
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The home that was our country : a memoir of Syria / by Malek, Alia,1974-;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.Prologue : leaving -- Generations -- Origins -- Sheika -- Adrift -- Pack your bags and go -- Locked in -- Locked out -- A wedding in hama -- No man's land -- They did it to themselves -- In the eye of the belly -- Return -- Tahrir squares -- Psychodrame -- Fatherland -- In the cards -- Routine -- Suspicion -- Unraveling -- Power -- Displaced -- Gone -- Epilogue: bound.LSC
Subjects: Malek, Alia, 1974-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I love the soil / by Cumming, R. B.(R. Bruce),1926-;
Subjects: Cumming family; Jones family;
© [1996]., Kennedy Productions,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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