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Stories of Cape Breton

by Jim St. Clair

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This three-volume collection of celebrated Cape Breton storyteller Jim St. Clair has tales of ghosts and great happenings, of courage, adventure and everyday deeds. Each has its origin in a place which can still be visited; each involves people whose descendants walk the hills of Cape Breton to this day.

About Jim St. Clair:

James O. St. Clair was born November 21, 1930 in Massachusetts, the son of Byron St.Clair and Louise May Marsh. His mother, Louise was the daughter of Susan MacFarlane of Mull River, Cape Breton, and Clarence Otis Marsh of Massachusetts. Both sides of the family were Scottish in origin; the St. Clairs had come to Massachusetts in the 1750’s, the MacFarlanes to Cape Breton some 70 years later.

Trained as a teacher and historian, Jim developed a life-long enthusiasm for genealogy and family history. He has researched many of the immigrant families of Cape Breton, people of many ethnic strains, and has published in Mabou Pioneer II, histories of 50 families of the Mabou area. He is a much sought after genealogical resource for people “from away” researching Cape Breton and those at home wishing to know more.

The folks in his part of Cape Breton know Jim as a teacher, mentor, storyteller, and most of all, a friend. His knowledge and wisdom are freely given to anyone who asks. Researchers come to his door looking for information on their ancestors, and find not only the facts, but the story behind the facts. He has traveled Cape Breton many times over as a volunteer for numerous organizations, encouraging and inspiring the people involved. His stories, told in a deep and resonant voice, weave together local anecdotes and oral narratives with historical details of time and place, bringing the past alive for Cape Bretoners and visitors alike.

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released June 1, 2008

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