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African Exploits
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stairs (1863-1892) attended the Royal Military College in Kingston before being commissioned in the British army. Wearied of peacetime soldiering, he volunteered in 1887 to participate in Sir Henry M. Stanley's final trans-African expedition to rescue Emin Pasha, the last of "Chinese" Gordon's lieutenants in the Sudan. The expedition emerged almost three years later in Zanzibar, a reluctant Pasha in tow, having left a trail of havoc and suffering behind it. Stairs promptly volunteered for a second expedition in Africa to secure Katanga for King Leopold II of the Belgians as part of the controversial Congo Free State. Stairs was a cruel leader, condoni...
McLaurins and Mclarens
"When the line of Lord Dreghorn [John MacLaurin] came to an end the clan remained without a chief until, only a few years ago, the representative of the Auchleskine branch was recognized as MacLaren of MacLaren. These circumstances do not inspire confidence that much is known for certain about the identity of the MacLaren chiefs during the period when their office played a meaningful part in Highland life". Ian Grimble Ph.D., F.R. Hist.S. 1973.Grimble's comment perked my interest, he had no dog in the fight, a respected scholar whose notoriety far surpassed any MacLaren history author in the 20th century. It was obvious he was questioning a decision by The Court of the Lord Lyon of Scotland....
Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939-1945
During the Second World War, almost one hundred Canadians served the Allied forces by passing as locals in occupied countries. At the behest of two British secret services, these men made language and custom their costumes. They risked their lives assisting resistance groups in sabotage and ambush missions or in smuggling Allied airmen out of occupied territories. Quiet heroes of the war, these bold Canadians helped to make the brutal and unrelenting warfare of the underground a potent weapon in the Allied arsenal. This is a study of unstinting personal courage in the face of overwhelming odds.
The Wrights
"The first member of this particular family is recorded to have been John Wright, born, it is believed, about 1601. He arrived in Salem (Massachusetts) reputedly in 1630 [from England]. '[He was] one of the first settlers of Woburn [Mass. in 1640].... His wife Priscilla, died April 10, 1687. He left two sons, John and Joseph, born before the settlement of Woburn, and three daughters, Ruth, Deborah, and Sarah, born after.' ... In 1800 Philemon Wright [1760-1839], with his older brother, Thomas, along with their respective families, and others, left Woburn to take up land and settle on what is now Hull, Quebec, part of the National Region of Canada."--p. 3.
Medical Education in Oklahoma
Medical Education in Oklahoma, Volume III chronicles the development of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 1964-1996–a tempestuous period at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. During these three decades college and hospital administrators and physicians witnessed conflicts, challenges, and restructuring. Based on newspaper accounts, interviews, Regents’ meetings minutes, and the authors’ personal recollections, the book traces the metamorphosis of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center from an enterprise dedicated solely to scholarship and education into a multi-million-dollar medical and research complex.
