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

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  • Welcome
    • 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
    • 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

News

Recent review of “Those Splendid Girls”
from Great War 100 Reads

“Not only did she search newspapers and archives, Dewar sought out descendants of the nurses to uncover diaries, photos and other memorabilia . . . All of these are woven together to bring the women to life.”

https://greatwar100reads.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/those-splendid-girls-the-heroic-service-of-prince-edward-island-nurses-in-the-great-war/