A Canadian PhD student, studying at Duke University in North Carolina, has found the only printed copy of Haiti’s Declaration of Independence, dated Jan.1 1804. Quoted in the Globe and Mail, Julia Gaffield says, “My life is not usually quite as exciting as Indiana Jones.” The document was found in a bound book of documents [...]
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Haitian Declaration of Independence Discovered
Posted by editor on April 2, 2010
http://coastline.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/haitian-declaration-of-independence-discovered/
Extraordinary Painter
Book review: Emily Carr by Lewis DeSoto, published by Penguin Canada (2009–185pp). by Michael Cox The Vancouver Art Gallery has more than 200 works by the west coast artist Emily Carr (1871-1945) in their permanent collection, and it is a rare day when they don’t have at least one room displaying her paintings or drawings. [...]
Posted by editor on July 16, 2009
http://coastline.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/extraordinary-painter/
