The Loxleys and Confederation - Hardcover

Mark Zuehlke; Claude St. Aubin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0992150892 ISBN 13: 9780992150891

Publisher: Renegade Arts Entertainment, 2015

Synopsis

Winner of Children's and YA Book of the Year, and Best Illustration Award at the 2016 Book Publishers Association of Alberta annual conference.

1864 was a pivotal time in Canadian history, as economic and military threats from America had placed the Canada's in grave danger once again. Taking the form of a travelogue The Loxleys and Confederation details George Loxley's attempts to unite the provinces. He is joined along the way by his daughter and her daughter, Lillian. It is Lilian's diary entries and her developing love story that threads the history together.

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About the Author

Fascinated by Canada's military history, 2014 Pierre Berton Award Winning author, Mark Zuehlke, developed the best-selling Canadian Battle Series, which documents the Canadian World War II experience, and was a writer for The Loxleys and Confederation.

Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair is an Assoc. Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba and one of the writers for The Loxleys and Confederation. He is a regular commentator on Indigenous issues on CTV, CBC, and APTN. His written work can be found in the pages of The Exile Edition of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama and The Guardian.

Claude St-Aubin was born in Matheson, Ontario, of French Canadian parents. He spent his teen and young adult years in Montreal, Quebec where he graduated from college as a graphic designer. He is the artist for The Loxleys series and for Mandi Kujawa's Jacqueline the Singing Crow.

Edition details

• Publisher: Renegade Arts Entertainment
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0992150892
• ISBN 13: 9780992150891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 106