Dean Jobb – lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Madness, Mayhem and Murder /store/madness-mayhem-and-murder.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=madness-mayhem-and-murder Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:34:50 +0000 /store/madness-mayhem-and-murder Meet the larger-than-life characters from Nova Scotia's past who broke the law as well as the mold.

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]]> 87727 Daring, Devious and Deadly /store/daring-devious-and-deadly.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daring-devious-and-deadly Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:33:49 +0000 /store/daring-devious-and-deadly Welcome to a rogues' gallery of murderers and pirates, a pair of brazen bank robbers and a fraud artist who fooled Halifax's elite. A supporting cast includes a wise-cracking Cape Breton judge, legendary journalist-turned-politician Joseph Howe, circus showman P.T. Barnum, and future prime minister John Thompson. Daring, Devious and Deadly is a collection of fifteen true tales of crime and justice that spans more than 150 years of Nova Scotia's history, from a triple murder in 1791 at a farm near Lunenburg to 1947, when Angus Walters, skipper of the racing schooner Bluenose, was attacked in the pages of an American magazine.

The stories are drawn from communities across the province, from Sydney and Amherst to Halifax, from the rugged coast of the Eastern Shore to the historic town of Annapolis Royal. Filled with surprising twists and courtroom drama, these stories of greed, murder and vengeance offer a window on the past. But justice can be far from blind. Religious hatred, partisan rivalry, social status, ethnicity, or political corruption sometimes invaded the courtroom, threatening to upset the delicate balance between guilt and innocence. Was justice done in each of these cases? You be the judge.

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]]> 84715 The Acadian Saga /store/the-acadian-saga.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-acadian-saga Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:14:37 +0000 /store/the-acadian-saga A classic work of Acadian history from the award-winning journalist and author of Empire of Deception is finally back in print. The Deportation of the Acadians — one of the […]

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