The Donnelly Album: The Complete and Authentic Account of Canada's Famous Feuding Family

The Donnelly Album: The Complete and Authentic Account of Canada's Famous Feuding Family
by Ray Fazakas

The Donnelly Album: The Complete and Authentic Account of Canada's Famous Feuding Family
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Author: Ray Fazakas
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1995-09-01
ISBN: 1895565618
Number of pages: 331
Publisher: Firefly Books

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Summary: 1 Stars

I found the writing convoluted, the storytelling lacked flow, and was left dissatified overall. There's much reference to archaic and regional language that's never defined, thus one loses the gist of meaning or the character's point of view. I found myself irritated by the introduction of peripheral characters and relations that continously lead to confusion. Overall, I could not visualize the geography, the main characters were bereft of substance, and the cultural relationships were never adequately fleshed out.

Summary of The Donnelly Album: The Complete and Authentic Account of Canada's Famous Feuding Family

On February 3, 1880 five members of the hated Donnelly family in Lucan, Ontario, were killed by a mob of drunken vigilantes.

The Donnelly Album tells in compelling detail the story of the Donnellys - James, Johannah and their seven sons and one daughter. Arriving from Tipperary, Ireland in the 1840s, the family settled in the boisterous pioneer community near London, Ontario. For the next 30 years, their activities gained wide notoriety in the area. James was convicted of murder but escaped the gallows. The sons grew up to be handsome, reckless, enterprising in business and very dangerous in combat.

What is it about The Donnellys that still fascinates people? Were they really as evil as their enemies portrayed them? Why was no one ever convicted of their murders? What happened to the surviving Donnellys? And why do local people still feel strongly, taking sides for or against the family?

After 15 years of exhaustive research, lawyer Ray Fazakas has produced the definitive account of the famous feud and its tragic consequences. He has also collected an astonishing treasure trove of old photographs, period drawings, maps and documents, showing the Donnellys, their murderers and the sites and people involved.

This unique combination of narrative and illustration recreates an epic tragedy of frontier life.

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