Mayann Francis – lisa疯马秀 Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa疯马秀 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:57:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Mayann’s Train Ride /store/mayanns-train-ride.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayanns-train-ride-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:24:43 +0000 /store/mayanns-train-ride-2 Nine-year-old Mayann Francis and her family are travelling from their home in Cape Breton to New York City by train. Everything is exciting to young Mayann, from the beds that […]

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]]> 94564 Mayann Francis /store/mayann-francis.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayann-francis Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:55:23 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/product/mayann-francis When Mayann Francis was named Nova Scotia's first Black lieutenant-governor, she wondered if the community would accept her. Francis was born just three months after businesswoman Viola Desmond was arrested for sitting in a whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow. Had enough changed? In this candid memoir, Francis describes her journey from humble beginnings in Whitney Pier, the daughter of immigrants, to the vice-regal office. She explains how her religious faith and her family's belief in education equipped her for life's challenges, including the loss of much of her vision.

Before Francis was named lieutenant-governor, she had earned a masters degree in New York City and worked in a series of senior positions. But her time in the vice-regal office was not without challenges. Francis was unable to live in Government House for much of her term because the official residence was being renovated. As the renovations dragged on, there were rumours, she writes, that some politicians and bureaucrats did not want her to ever move in. Was it, she asks, because she was Black? Francis poses tough questions in this book, but also offers advice and encouragement to anyone faced with challenges.

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]]> 79052 Mayann prend le train /store/mayann-prend-le-train.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayann-prend-le-train-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:53:26 +0000 /store/mayann-prend-le-train-2 Nine-year-old Mayann Francis and her family are travelling from their home in Cape Breton to New York City by train. Everything is exciting to young Mayann, from the beds that fold down to the stop in Montreal to visit friends. Most exciting of all is the chance to show off her brand new purse.

When the Francis family arrives in big, bustling New York City, Mayann visits with relatives, goes to the zoo, and rides the subway. She even receives a beautiful black doll, something she has never seen before. But one subway ride, she loses her beautiful purse. At first she's heartbroken, but she just might learn a lesson that makes the whole trip worthwhile.

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]]> 86762 Mayann’s Train Ride /store/mayanns-train-ride.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayanns-train-ride Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:45:32 +0000 /store/mayanns-train-ride.html/mayanns-train-ride Nine-year-old Mayann Francis and her family are travelling from their home in Cape Breton to New York City by train. Everything is exciting to young Mayann, from the beds that fold down to the stop in Montreal to visit friends. Most exciting of all is the chance to show off her brand new purse.

When the Francis family arrives in big, bustling New York City, Mayann visits with relatives, goes to the zoo, and rides the subway. She even receives a beautiful black doll, something she has never seen before. But one subway ride, she loses her beautiful purse. At first she's heartbroken, but she just might learn a lesson that makes the whole trip worthwhile.

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]]> 53233 Mayann prend le train /store/mayann-prend-le-train.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayann-prend-le-train Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:42:41 +0000 /store/mayann-prend-le-train Nine-year-old Mayann Francis and her family are travelling from their home in Cape Breton to New York City by train. Everything is exciting to young Mayann, from the beds that fold down to the stop in Montreal to visit friends. Most exciting of all is the chance to show off her brand new purse.

When the Francis family arrives in big, bustling New York City, Mayann visits with relatives, goes to the zoo, and rides the subway. She even receives a beautiful black doll, something she has never seen before. But one subway ride, she loses her beautiful purse. At first she's heartbroken, but she just might learn a lesson that makes the whole trip worthwhile.

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