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Speargrass Books (Box 298, Eatonia, SK . S0L 0Y0)

TITLE CODE – LIST PRICE – CONTENT

A - A Cranky Columnist  $9 :  Memories, opinion pieces and poems, well-flavoured with perceptions gained during the Dirty Thirties and W. W. II (print on demand)

B - A Gold Cuff Link and a Red Dress $16 :  An account of the search for the sites of fur trading posts at the confluence of the Red Deer and South Saskatchewan Rivers and of the Métis grandsons of Alexander MacKenzie who were the first farmers there. Creative non-fiction researched and written over a period of forty years. ( in inventory)

C - A Lonely Canaan $4 :  The Jewish Colonization Association Colony at Eyre, Saskatchewan, the worst mistake the Jewish Colonization Association ever made. (print on demand)

D - A Place and a Tribe $12 :  Old photographs serve as a sign-posts in a book of narrative poems about Saskatchewan, its history and small-town life. (print on demand)

E - As Instant as My Wish $11 : Narrative poems about growing up in a frontier village. (limited inventory)

F - False Claims, False Partner $5 : Major "Billy" Bell of Indian Head, accused of fraud during the North West Rebellion, appears before theWar Claims Commission of 1886. (print on demand)

G - It Wasn’t Murder $3.50 : A rural legend from Empress, Alberta, and a murder that never happened. (print on demand)

H - Just A Make Believe Cowboy $7.50 :  Cowboys in poetry along the South Saskatchewan near the Alberta border. (limited inventory)

I - Lampoons West  $7 :  Saw-toothed satire from the mythical Saskatchewan village of Gruntle.( in inventory)

J - Sand Castles $27 : The ghost town of Estuary is the centerpiece in an account of the first massive exodus from the Prairie Dry Belt . Creative non-fiction researched and written over a period of eight years (only one copy left.)

K - Skinning the Settlers $3 : How settlers were victimized in new railway town (print on demand.)

L - The Berndt Manuscript $4 : The story of Horseshoe Smith and his big barn by a man who was there. (print on demand.)

M - The Frog Lake Burials and other stories  $18 : History, fiction and poetry in one book. Features new information and speculations about the Frog Lake Massacre.  (in inventory)

N - The Spear Grass Scripts : Folio One $14 : Growing and learning in a prairie village (limited inventory.)

O - The Spear Grass Scripts : Folio Two $14 : Growing and learning in a prairie village (in inventory

P - Cranky Columnist x 2 $9 :  A sibling of A Cranky Columnist. (print on demand)  

Q - The Chicken Coop Papers $10 :   A meatier companion of a Cranky Columnist. (print on demand)

U - An Englishman's Daughter : A first novel produced in co-operation with Benchmark Press $14.95

HOW TO ORDER:

Direct from Speargrass -- cheques and money orders accepted

On line -- credit card payments through Paypal Canada.  

SHIPPING

Speargrass books are normally shipped through Canada Post. The rate structure is complex, being related to weight, dimensions and distance. Providing copies of the Canada Post rate structure has become a wasted effort. It is too difficult for anyone wanting a book or books to estimate what the shipping costs would be.

When ordering direct from Speargrass Specialtiesative and paying with a cheque or money order you can contact us (by regular mail, telephone or Fax) indicating what you wish to purchase. Don’t send payment. Speargrass Specialties will determine shipping costs and tell you what they are. Pay when  you confirm the order and accept shipping costs.  You can have faster service by accepting the standard shipping costs quoted for on-line orders through Paypal Canada.  Any overpayment of shipping costs will be refunded when your book(s) is mailed.

On-line shipping:

Rate A -- single book in Canada for Book Codes  A, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, N

                O, P, Q, U --- $3.00

Rate B -- single book in Canada for Book Codes E, I, M --- $12.00

Rate C-- book bundle in Canada --- $20.00

No shipping charge on book bundles totalling over $39.99

Sand Castles is almost out of print, but it can be found in the digital libraries of the Saskatchewan Legislature, University of Calgary and Laval University.  

There are still older titles in stock. The books now being produced are usually short run and are often about neglected scraps of history. There is no inventory. Print On Demand Books are printed as orders are received.  

 Quantity Discount:  Free shipping, anywhere in Canada, for orders totalling $40 or more