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When American Jack Kearney hears Genevieve St. Andre singing in the streets of Quebec City, he is enthralled by her beauty and is determined to meet her. But Kearney is on a special mission to Quebec which must remain secret. And Genevieve has her own secrets, one of which is her connection to the revolutionary Front de Liberation du Quebec, the dreaded FLQ. Still, the music of her voice brings them together-and into danger. It is the summer of 1971, less than a year after the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte, Quebec's Minister of Labor, and the kidnapping of James Cross, the British Trade Minister to Canada. Five hundred members of the FLQ have been rounded up by the Sureté and the Mounties by order of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. But the Quiet Revolution continues, and like a cauldron of hot lava, it is about to boil over.

From the book jacket: "Hub" to friends, family and colleagues, the author is described in the Foreword by naturalist Charles W. Johnson as: ... a cornerstone at the University of Vermont, a selfless teacher, a passionate conservationist, and a man of unusual modesty who willingly shares his knowledge of-and delight in-the natural world. I even heard someone describe him as "a rarity-a botanist with charisma."Now, we all are given the opportunity to know him through his own written words. ON SCHILLHAMMER ROAD: THE LIFE OF A BOTANIST [is] a personal rendering of a life lived close to home and close to nature, each reinforcing the other, bringing real meaning and satisfaction.

This is a collection of short stories and poems about a young girl growing up in northern New Jersey during the Great Depression. In her often humorous, often poignant way, she writes about her family, their Catholic customs, her observations of their idiosyncrasies, strengths, and weaknesses, from her days as an elementary school student through growing up and moving on.