Bemocked of Destiny A. McCharles
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Bemocked of Destiny A. McCharlesEntry/Object ID
2013.02.05Tags
Canadian History, Social History, Biographies, Prospecting History, Mining HistoryScope and Content
Book, biography of Aneas McCharles. Aneas McCharles was a teacher, speculator, geologist, prospector, community organizer and outspoken advisor to provincial and federal politicians.Context
The book is based of off Bemocked of Destiny, which was published originally in 1908 as a condition of the last will and testament of Aneas McCharles. It was his account of life in the 19th century frontier. The story tells about McCharles' childhood and experiences living in Bruce County, London, Ottawa, and Toronto in the 1870s. McCharles also was part of the booms in mining and prospecting in Winnipeg and Sault Ste. Marie in the 1880s. During the last part of his life he was a prospector in the Sudbury Area, stalking the North Star Mine. The book also features the work of Martin McAllister and his research into the life and legacy of Aneas McCharles. The book is broken down into two books. They are as follows: Book 1: The 1908 Original, Annotated A Sacred Motive Chapter 1. By the Atlantic Shore Chapter 2. Leaving for the west Chapter 3. Starting out into the world Chapter 4. A short married life Chapter 5. On the flowery Prairie Chapter 6. An eastward move Chapter 7. In the Sudbury District, Sidebar: The North Star Mine Chapter 8. The Boer War and other things Chapter 9. Porridge and the pen Chapter 10. The great mystery of life Chapter 11. Signs of the Time Chapter 12. In the wild woods, Sidebar: Canada/US Relations Chapter 13. The tyranny of religious creeds Chapter 14. Some frauds of the present day Chapter 15. A new experience Aneas McCharles' 1906 Will Book 2: An Afterward - Preamble and probate of the will - The Autobiography: A Promise Kept - Errors in Stone: Cemetery spelling - The Nickel City Park: The gift that isn't giving - His Nine of Diamonds: The Tragedy of Harry McCharles - The McCharles Prize: "The most beautiful thing I've seen in metal."Collection
Canadian History Collection (General)Cataloged By
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