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The land of Os : John Ramsay
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2014
Book > Children's Book, Biography, Graphic Novel
Creators
Robertson, David; Tien, Wai
Description
"When Richard's class from Big Spirit School takes a canoe trip, he and his classmates chance upon an elderly woman. She tells them the story of her grandfather, John Ramsay, of the Sandy Bar community on Lake Winnipeg. Ramsay's land was taken by the government and given to the new settlers from Iceland who arrived there in 1875. Yet many owed their survival to Ramsay, who helped them through freezing winters, hunger, and a devastating smallpox epidemic"--back cover.

Subjects

Ramsay, John--Comic books, strips, etc.
Ramsay, John--Juvenile literature.

More Information

Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781553794912; 1553794915
Statement of Responsibility
by David Alexander Robertson ; illustrated by Wai Tien.
Publication Information
Winnipeg : HighWater Press
Physical Description
30 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Notes
Series title: Tales from Big Spirit.
Issued also in electronic format.
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