Freed from slavery after the end of the American Civil War, John Ware rode various cattle drives from the southern United States to the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where he rose to become a prominent rancher. This true tale of determination and character is an inspiration to all. Essential reading in the times of "Black Lives Matter".

The Amazing Origin of Driftwood Ellesmere Book One of the Driftwood Saga. Not until she is sixteen does Driftwood leave Ellesmere Island, the most northernland in the world, for the first time to begin working as a counselor at Camp Mageein British Columbia. Her fun with her new camp friends is interrupted when the lastsession of kids arrive all entirely addicted to small video game boxes. None willdo a single outdoor activity. They growl and try to bite if anyone interrupts theirplaying of their repetitive consoles. Why is a shy young northern girl the besthope in finding a way to free the children from their electronic chains?This is how a wondrous story begins that tells both of how Driftwood grew uplearning magical things in Arctic isolation and of her first exciting adventure offthe island. Traveling with her new best friend Rose to New York City, the GrandCayman Islands and beyond Driftwood tackles the problems of the world head on. Onher journey she ever learns more about her mysterious past and her truly amazingpotential.The first tale in the five volume epic, Driftwood's Crusade is an engagingly modernfantasy written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranch ofOld John Ware) and featuring illustrations by Judd Palmer, creator of the GovernorGeneral's Literary Award nominated Preposterous Fables for Unusual Children.

Driftwood Saves the Whales Book Three of the Driftwood Saga. Angering the Inuit sea goddess Sedna brings about powerful visions and overwhelming abilities for the young sorceress Driftwood Ellesmere. Giants created by Hans Blekansit continue to spew Blekan-Marts all over the world. Odin, Thor and other Norse Gods return to Earth to conduct illegal whaling. A surprise reunion helps Harry Blekansit finally get off the toilet. Amidst all the chaos Driftwood and Rose become celebrities caught up in a strange merchandizing deal. And to top things off Driftwood never seems to having any success talking to Tide, the boy she likes from Camp Magee. Will our heroine ever figure out how to cope with the wild world around her?The Driftwood Saga chronicles the magical quests of a young girl and her attempts to understand and solve various world problems including child labour, excessivelogging and the military industrial complex. Driftwood Saves the Whales, theexciting third volume, is written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware) with illustrations by Eric Jordan.

Driftwood's Crusade - Book Two of the Driftwood Saga. The Driftwood Saga continues in an exciting adventure full of ghosts, goddesses,giants, magical creatures, time travel and camp games. Summoned by the ghost of a slain boy, Driftwood the young magician and her bestfriend, Rose, journey to Africa to free children from a slave cocoa farm. Another tortured spirit then leads them to China in an attempt to free young factory workers. Meanwhile, Hans Blekansit, Driftwood's evil father, is turning his employees into giants that roam the country eating forests and mountains to spew out Blekan-Marts, stores which are selling cheap products created by enslaved children. Will Driftwood be able to grapple with the complex problems and monstrous forces that confront her at every turn? The second tale in the five volume epic, Driftwood's Crusade is a powerful and fun fantasy written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware) and featuring illustrations by Judd Palmer, creator of the Governor General's Literary Award nominated Preposterous Fables for Unusual Children.

Book Five of the Driftwood Saga. To increase profits, Hans Blekansit is threatening to bring the world into ahorrible war. Meanwhile, Driftwood struggles with the rigourous magic instructionat the Regimental Conservatory of the Order of the Good and True but gets equally frustrated with the peaceful yet aimless nature of the Free Spirit Gathering. On top of all that, she never seems to have any time to spend with Tide, even after he asked her out. Finding it difficult to fit in anywhere, how will our young sorceress tackle the overwhelming might of the military industrial complex? The Driftwood Saga chronicles the magical quests of a young girl and her attempts to understand and solve various world problems including child labour, endangered species and aggressive logging practices. Driftwood's War, the fifth and finalvolume, is written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware) with illustrations by Eric Jordan (Driftwood Saves the Whales, Driftwood & the Necessary Forest).

Driftwood & the Necessary Forest Book Four of the Driftwood Saga. Hans Blekansit, estranged father of the young sorceress Driftwood Ellesmere and ruthless businessman, is aggressively logging the Stoltmann Wilderness Area. As Driftwood and her friends fight to defend the land near Camp Magee, she is magically transported to Atlatopia, the planet of the Necessary Forest and eventual victim to the evilly efficient systems of the Poison Tree of Bureaucracy. On this wild new world Driftwood encounters many entities including famed philosopher Sir Thomas More, Morphaleafus the Dreaming Tree and an unlikely ghost from her past. WilL these diverse beings be able to assist the adept magician at thwarting the PoisonTree's ruthless grip that threatens to uproot the joy from this plant paradise? The Driftwood Saga chronicles the magical quests of a young girl and her attempts to understand and solve various world problems including child labour, endangered species and the military industrial complex. Driftwood & the Necessary Forest, the penultimate fourth volume, is written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics,The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware) with illustrations by Eric Jordan (DriftwoodSaves the Whales).

Thirteen Minutes begins in 1928 and proceeds to tell a half-century long tale of the Burnside Family. Holly, the middle child, grows disenchanted with the clerk position that famed Equal-Persons politician, Nellie McLung, had arranged for with the Alberta Eugenics Board, an organization dedicated to the sterilization of society's unfit. Her younger brother, Billy, must re-evaluate his career as a player for the Saskatoon Sheiks when the Prairie Hockey League faces financial collapse. Following a provocative piece of Dadaist performance, eldest son Nicky Burnside flees to Europe to further develop his artistic understanding. As distant as siblings can be, their lives connect sporadically over decades to weave a story of conflicting family, Theatre of Cruelty, shocking bureaucracy and the love that miraculously occurs throughout. Volume one of The Burnside Trilogy. From the creators of the Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware.