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The original Rinty… The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. DOGS IN MOVIES: Rin-Tin-Tin – The Dog Who Saved Hollywood THE ADVENTURES OF RIN TIN TIN — And Rusty “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.” We young Boomers loved it. I certainly did. Why not? It combined my two favourite genres: Animal […]
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Canadian patriotic songs… Our stories. CANADIAN PATRIOTIC VOICES: True North Songs, Poems & Stories Canadian Patriotic Voices. We were living in Post-War Yorkshire then. It had been a few months since we’d moved from Canada. But my memories of that forevergreen land were strong and I missed it. I had started school in
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Woodland Cree People WOODLAND CREE HISTORY: Hunters, Trappers, Scouts, Soldiers, Residential Students, Entrepreneurs I learned something of the Northern Woodland Cree from my father. Dad had served in the Algonquin Regiment during WWII. Some of his fellow members had been Cree. “They were the best of friends — they always had your back.”
Ornithanthropus – The Winged Human ORNITHANTHROPUS Winged Human in Dream, Myth, Religion & Literature – written by Brian Alan Burhoe “I’ve made a lot of notes for a novel about winged men, which I’ll never write, as B. Alan Burhoe has already written it as a short story, Ornithanthropus: old fashioned/good.” – Avram
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Memories of a Rural Mail Driver. Adventures of a Rural Mail Courier. Memories of a Rural Mail Driver: From Kitchen Post Offices & Steam Trains to Personal Data Terminals “Had lots of adventures on the roads over the years.” Written by Mary Lee Burhoe, Rural Mail Carrier Memories of a Rural Mail
Adventures of the Royal Mounted Police. Royal Mounted Police novels by Ralph Selwood Kendall, Grosset and Dunlap BENTON OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED by Ralph S Kendall – Book Review – LUCK “The scenes of this story belong to bygone days. As the passer-by views the ugly half-constructed railway terminus which now sprawls itself
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Healthiest Dog Breeds. The Top 10 Healthiest Dog Breeds This is a mixed question. Some people ask this question meaning “I have allergies. What dog breed is healthiest for me?” Hypoallergenic? The answer to this is “low-shedding” dogs such as the Affenpinscher, Afghan Hound, Bichon Frise and Irish Water Spaniel. Others need a
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Are Bears Related to Dogs? Are bears related to Humans? Are Bears Related to Dogs – What are Bears Most Closely Related To? Over these many years, I’ve met more than a few Bears in our Northern Appalachian hills. And long thought that bears and canines (from wolves to our dogs) must be
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Teddy Bears Original Teddy Bear: Why were Teddy Bears Invented? “I grew up in the spotlight. At night, my teddy bear let me be me.” – Patty Duke When were teddy bears invented? Who invented them? It’s hard to imagine a world of stuffed animals without teddy bears. They are a staple
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Mikkjel Fønhus Book Review TRAIL OF THE ELK: Discovering the Northcountry of Mikkjel Fønhus “Still the bull elk on Bog Hill did not move a muscle. His head stood out clearly against the dawn which flooded the eastern sky like a lake of yellow light. His antlers resembled young bushes… “It was no
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