Dogtown to Dauphin

by Little, Adam S

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Book description: Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Watson & Dwyer, 1988 FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition. An exceptional copy: BRAND NEW in all respects except for a former owner's embossed imprint on the title page. DJ is nearly Fine with light edge wear. 6.25" x 9.25", 250 pages, illustrated, index. Very well written local history of the Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada area. The author was born in Dauphin in 1919. Dr. Little records the beginnings of the settlement in 1741 as La Verendrye's Fort Dauphin, to the early fur trading days, to the pioneer families such as the Nagle brothers, the Whitemore family, the Edwards family and Janet McLaughlin - who coped with the floods and blizzards, the hazards of sickness and childbirth without medical assistance. Also included is the arrival of Ukrainian pioneers and the railway. This volume also includes the stories of WWI Ace William George Baker, and quarterback Jimmy Ball. The names of hundreds of Dauphin families are mentioned with some detail of their enduring contribution to the community and country.. Hard Cover.

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