Shortlisted for the 2021 Manuela Dias Book Design Award
A 2021 Manitoba Day Award Honorable Mention
Manitoba's history is one of being carved. Ice sculpted the land before nomadic first people pressed trails across it. Southern First Nations dug into the earth to grow corn and potatoes while those in the north mined it for quartz used in arrowheads. Fur traders arrived, expanding on Indigenous trading networks and shaping new ones. Then came settlers who chiselled the terrain with villages, towns and cities.
But there is failure and suffering etched into the history.
In The Lesser Known, Darren Bernhardt shares odd tales lost in time paired with archival images, such as The Tin Can Cathedral, the first independent Ukrainian church in North America; the jail cell hidden beneath a Winnipeg theatre; the bear pit of Confusion Corner; gardening competitions between fur trading forts and more.
Shortlisted for the 2021 Manuela Dias Book Design Award
A 2021 Manitoba Day Award Honorable Mention
Manitoba's history is one of being carved. Ice sculpted the land before nomadic first people pressed trails across it. Southern First Nations dug into the earth to grow corn and potatoes while those in the north mined it for quartz used in arrowheads. Fur traders arrived, expanding on Indigenous trading networks and shaping new ones. Then came settlers who chiselled the terrain with villages, towns and cities.
But there is failure and suffering etched into the history.
In The Lesser Known, Darren Bernhardt shares odd tales lost in time paired with archival images, such as The Tin Can Cathedral, the first independent Ukrainian church in North America; the jail cell hidden beneath a Winnipeg theatre; the bear pit of Confusion Corner; gardening competitions between fur trading forts and more.
The Lesser Known: A History of Oddities from the Heart of the Continent
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The Lesser Known: A History of Oddities from the Heart of the Continent
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| ISBN-13: | 9781773370491 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Great Plains Publications |
| Publication date: | 08/15/2022 |
| Series: | Lesser Known |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 256 |
| File size: | 18 MB |
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