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Douglas Hunter

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Go to my website to learn more about my work.
In addition to being a writer and graphic artist, I hold a PhD in history (2015) from York University. I'm currently completing a book on the early career of Canadian landscape artist A.Y. Jackson, covering his formative years leading to the founding of the Group of Seven and his experiences as a soldier and war artist in the First World War. Hopefully, it will be out in 2021.
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	Half Moon: Henry Hudson and the Voyage that Redrew the Map of the New World 3.41 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yzerman: The Making of a Champion 3.65 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double Double: How Tim Hortons Became a Canadian Way of Life, One Cup at a Time 3.34 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Race to the New World: Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and a Lost History of Discovery 3.53 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Open Ice: The Tim Horton Story 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Mercies: Rivalry, Betrayal, and the Dream of Discovery 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History (Carleton Library Series, 246) (Volume 246) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Champions: The Illustrated History of Hockey's Greatest Dynasties 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Molson: The birth of a business empire 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Canada's great Viking hoax

Did you see the cover story in the most recent issue (December 2019/January 2020) of Canada's History on the Beardmore Viking relics hoax? I wrote the story, which draws on my most recent book, Beardmore: The Viking Hoax that Rewrote History You can learn more about it by visiting the book's page on my website, https://dwhauthor.wordpress.com/portf... There's also an excerpt: https://dwhauthor.wor Read more of this blog post »

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The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution

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Pandora's Locks: The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway

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For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend

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