Nancy Ann Millar

The Final Word: The Book of Canadian Epitaphs

From Canada's foremost graveyard historian comes the first-ever collection of Canadian epitaphs.Strange as it is to say, graveyards are historical documents; they have a lot to say about who we wereand who we are.From the strange and humorous to the majestic and moving, the baldly factual (Horses ra...

Birding the Border: Tales of the Rio Grande Valley

The Rio Grande Valley is a storied land, both in history and nature. The Spanish arrived here in the sixteenth century. The first battle of the Mexican War and the last of the Civil War were fought here. This is where the Texas Rangers and border bandits roamed and cattle ranching first developed. A...

Once Upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards

Graveyards tell us a great deal about our country, as Nancy Millar discovered when she toured cemeteries across Canada to explore the history, mysteries, and stories found there. Here are stories about pioneers and settlers, missionaries and Native people, artists and politicians, and the ordinary ...

The Unmentionable History of the West

The Unmentionable History of the West is a fond romp through the underwear that men and women wore in days gone by. Think of corsets, navy blue bloomers, long underwear with its trap door and brassieres that could kill. Think also of the other unmentionables that came along with being sexual beings....

Once Upon an Outhouse

A lighthearted history of outhouses in the American West, containing 8 b/w photos and 14 humorous illustrations. Comes with leather cord for hanging on the back of the bathroom door.

Once upon a wedding: Stories of weddings in western Canada, 1860-1945, for better or worse

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The Unmentionable History of the West by Millar, Nancy (2006) Paperback

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Pictures From Bark

Unmentionable History of the West