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Join us for the Ottawa launch of Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brébeuf and the Destruction of Huronia by Mark Bourrie! This is the highly anticipated follow up to Bourrie's Bush Runner, which won the RBC Taylor Prize for Nonfiction.About the book: In this first secular biography of Brébeuf, historian Mark Bourrie, bestselling author of Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, recounts the missionary’s fascinating life and tells the tragic story of the remarkable people he lived among. Drawing on the letters and documents of the time—including Brébeuf’s accounts of his bizarre spirituality—and modern studies of the Jesuits, Bourrie shows how Huron leaders tried to navigate this new world and the people struggled to cope as their nation came apart. Riveting, clearly told, and deeply researched, Crosses in the Sky is an essential addition to—and expansion of—Canadian history.
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Perfect Books Ottawa, 258A Elgin Street,Ottawa, Ontario, Canada