Great Canadian Love Stories: Romances, Affairs, and Passionate TalesFrom the Irish princess, taken prisoner by pirates, who fell in love with one of her captors and settled in Newfoundland, to the ardent courtship of Alexander Graham Bell and his bride-to-be, Mabel, this book celebrates the passion, the pain, and the romance of Canadian lovers through the ages. |
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... France . In October , she and Samuel returned to Paris , where he found a home in le Temple , an ancient quarter of the city . Though he may have intended to settle down , he soon found himself longing for the pristine beauty of New France ...
... France . In October , she and Samuel returned to Paris , where he found a home in le Temple , an ancient quarter of the city . Though he may have intended to settle down , he soon found himself longing for the pristine beauty of New France ...
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... France . Cartier had taken on a cargo of what he thought was gold and diamonds , but which eventually proved to be fool's gold and quartz . He wanted to take the treasure home , and besides , he warned , trouble was brewing with the ...
... France . Cartier had taken on a cargo of what he thought was gold and diamonds , but which eventually proved to be fool's gold and quartz . He wanted to take the treasure home , and besides , he warned , trouble was brewing with the ...
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... France . Meanwhile , Roberval's colony had failed , and with it , his dream of making a quick fortune . Returning to France , he spent several years fighting lawsuits before being murdered by a mob in 1560 . Nothing is known of ...
... France . Meanwhile , Roberval's colony had failed , and with it , his dream of making a quick fortune . Returning to France , he spent several years fighting lawsuits before being murdered by a mob in 1560 . Nothing is known of ...
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