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35 Years of Great Books from the University of Prince Edward Island

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    • News
      • Listening for the Dead Bells shortlisted for a 2020 Atlantic Book Award!
      • Three titles shortlisted for the 2020 PEI Book Awards!
      • Listening for the Dead Bells wins Publication of the Year
      • Mammals of Prince Edward Island in The Journal Pioneer
      • The Philosopher reviewed in Canadian Notes and Queries
      • Time and a Place featured on New Books Network
      • Malcolm Murray profiled in The Guardian
      • Wild Goose in The Guardian
      • Called To Serve Wins Publication of the Year Award
      • Connolly book proudly launched at PEI Brewing Co.
      • Irish-themed launch party on Nov. 30 at PEI Brewing Co.
      • Check out this webinar for Black Horses, White Steeds
      • Connolly bursary recipients honored at UPEI launch
      • “what an environmental history should be”
      • ‘New London’ wins Publication of the Year Award
      • Our stronghearted historian receives Award of Honour
      • ‘Time and a Place’ wins Heritage award
      • Bird Calls features poems “in response”
        • PEI poet defends the Island
      • New London book featured at “Open Pages” on Nov. 16
      • Time and a Place an important resource to Island’s future
      • Two titles shortlisted for PEI Book Award 2016
      • Holland book wins Publication of the Year for 2015
      • Recent review of Those Splendid Girls
      • GreatWar100Reads interviews Katherine Dewar
    • A brief history of Island Studies Press
    • Contact us
  • Recent titles
    • The Chemistry of Innovation: Regis Duffy and the Story of DCL
    • My island’s the house I sleep in at night
    • An Introduction to Island Studies
    • Tick-borne Diseases in Dogs
    • Home Is Where the Water Is
      • Q & A with Min Chiang, author of Home Is Where the Water Is
    • Mammals of Prince Edward Island and Adjacent Marine Waters
      • A superb book! A Review of Mammals of PEI in the Bulletin of the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists
      • Article in The Journal Pioneer
      • Book Launch: Tuesday, December 3rd at 7:30 pm
      • Pre-sales: Save 25% until November 30
    • Listening for the Dead Bells
      • Listening for the Dead Bells wins Publication of the Year
      • Book Launch: Sunday September 22, 2 – 4 pm
    • The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies
    • The Philosopher: one-act plays
      • The Philosopher reviewed in Canadian Notes and Queries
      • Malcolm Murray profiled in The Guardian
      • Playwrights Cabaret and Book Launch April 27th
    • Return of the Wild Goose
      • Return of the Wild Goose Book Launch April 4th
      • Wild Goose in The Guardian
    • The Cove Journal: Life on the Island’s South Shore
      • The Cove Journal Book Launch November 15th
    • Crossing Troubled Waters
      • Crossing Troubled Waters Book Launch November 19th
      • Crossing Troubled Waters in the news!
      • An Editor’s Pick
    • Called to Serve
      • Called To Serve Wins Publication of the Year Award
      • Celebration of Service November 1
    • Inside the Classroom
    • Annual Report on Global Islands
    • Owen Connolly: the Making of a Legacy 1820-2016
      • Connolly book proudly launched at PEI Brewing Co.
      • CBC Mainstreet interview, Owen Connolly book
      • Irish-themed launch party on Nov. 30 at PEI Brewing Co.
      • Connolly bursary recipients honored at UPEI launch
      • Table of Contents
      • Author Leonard Cusack
      • Researcher and editor Lori Mayne
      • Foreword by Premier Wade MacLauchlan
      • Preface by author Leonard Cusack
    • From Black Horses to White Steeds
      • Great Review in The Canadian Geographer
      • Check out this webinar for Black Horses, White Steeds
      • Table of Contents
      • Introduction: Laurie Brinklow and Ryan Gibson
      • Retrospective: David J.A. Douglas
      • Contributors
    • Bird Calls features poems “in response”
    • New London: The Lost Dream
      • ‘New London’ wins Publication of the Year Award
      • New London book featured at “Open Pages” on Nov. 16
    • Time and a Place
      • Time and a Place featured on New Books Network
      • “what an environmental history should be”
      • ‘Time and a Place’ wins Heritage award
      • Our stronghearted historian receives Award of Honour
      • Enjoy “Open Pages” on Wednesday Oct. 12, 7 pm
      • “An important book for PEI” – the Guardian
      • New book an important resource
      • Table of Contents, Introduction
      • Time and a Place editors
      • Contributors
    • Those Splendid Girls
      • Katherine Dewar
      • Awards and Honors
      • Nursing Stories
        • Beatrice MacDonald
        • Lillian Pidgeon
        • Rena McLean
        • Beryl Fyfe
      • GreatWar100Reads interviews Katherine Dewar
    • Samuel Holland: His Work and Legacy on Prince Edward Island
      • Holland book wins Publication of the Year for 2015
  • Backlist
    • A Taste of Islands
    • Still Crazy After All These Years
    • Wayne Wright’s Who’s Who on PEI
    • 125 Years Through Our Eyes
    • Extreme Heritage Management
    • Chinese Islanders
    • A Century of Excellence
    • A Magnificent Gift Declined (print)
    • A Magnificent Gift Declined (PDF)
    • A World of Islands (as PDF)
    • From a Stretcher Handle
    • Managing Knowledge in Small Non-profit Organizations (print)
    • Managing Knowledge in Small Non-profit Organizations (PDF)
    • Pets, Professors, and Politicians
    • Pulling Strings
    • Re-Quilting the PEI Landscape
    • Social Economy
    • The Master’s Wife
    • Working Together
  • Island Studies series
    • A Stream Out of Lebanon
    • Re-Quilting the PEI Landscape
    • The Bonshaw Hills
    • The Master’s Wife
  • Island Living series
    • The North Atlantic Fisheries
    • Competing Strategies of Socio-Economic Development for Small Islands
    • Lessons from the Political Economy of Small Islands
  • Special sales
    • CDs/DVDs
      • Like the Back of My Hand
      • 12 Songs of Christmas CD
    • Letters from the Manse
    • The Edge of Home
    • The North Atlantic Fisheries
    • The Institute of Man and Resources
  • Distributed titles
    • Les Acadiens de Summerside
    • Hockeytown PEI
    • La Roche & Grand Ruisseau
    • Remembering Old Dan
    • Saltwater Road

Retrospective: David J.A. Douglas

Critical reflections from the Canadian rural development perspective

Retrospective Black Horses 10-25