Donnelly Bookshelf


Donnelly Bookshelf The following is a list of Donnelly books. Some are available to the public, and can be ordered directly through *amazon.com* Just click on the Click Here To Order links. They will take you directly to that particular book, so you can read more about it, and order it. Bookmark this page, and come back often to order more Donnelly books as they become available. The Black Donnellys The true story of Canada's most barbaric feud By: Thomas P. Kelley Originally published by: Harlequin Books Ltd., Winnipeg, Canada. April 1954 Reprint Paperback Edition (March 1994) Firefly Books; ISBN: 1895565243 *Book Description:* How could one family terrorize an entire Canadian community for 33 years? The Black Donnellys is the classic account of how James, Johannah and their sons used brute force to brawl, steal, burn, and murder their way into the dark side of Canadian history. A popular bestseller since 1954, this gripping book covers the family’s horrific crimes in unflinching detail through to their decimation at the hands of a murderous vigilante mob. This is the first book that was ever published about the Donnelly massacre, and the most famous. It has been reprinted about 30 times to date, and has been considered by many, not historically accurate. There are many mistakes in the story that have left many readers believing some facts that never actually happened. The book is entertaining to read, however, and since it is THE book that originally brought the whole Donnelly story to light, everyone should have at least one copy in their collection. Click Here To Order Vengeance of the Black Donnellys Canada's most feared family strikes back from the grave By: Thomas P. Kelley Originally published by: Harlequin Books, Ltd., Winnipeg, Canada. November 1962 Reprint Paperback Edition (June 1995) Firefly Books: ISBN: 1895565553 *Book Description:* The Vengeance of the Black Donnellys is a fictionalized tale that picks up where The Black Donnellys left off -- at the grim scene of their grave. What ever happened to the members of the mob that clubbed, stabbed, shot, and burned the two Donnelly parents, two of their sons, and a visiting niece? Why was no one ever convicted of their brutal murders? Who was the mysterious mastermind behind the mob? What happened to the surviving Donnellys? Find out the answers to these and other (some still unanswered) questions in this spellbinding sequel to The Black Donnellys. This second book by Kelly is a fiction piece woven around the supposed story of Johannah Donnelly's curse that she uttered with her dying breath: every one of her killers would suffer a violent death. This book is a great read, well written, and definitely a book you won't be able to put down. Click Here To Order The Donnellys Must Die The true story of the brutal murders of James Donnelly and his family near Lucan, Ontario in 1879-80 By: Orlo Miller Originally published by: Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada, 1962. Reprint Paperback Edition (1995) Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd. ISBN: 0771592655 Orlo Miller's book is considered by many to be a very accurate book that is well written. It is filled with a lot of historical information, although some of it does not coincide with the historical facts of other Donnelly books. But it is a good book, nevertheless, and one that every Donnelly fan should own. NOTE: This title is currently out of print. However, you can order a used copy. Click Here To Order Death To The Donnellys: A Novel By: Orlo Miller Originally published in 1975, and again in 1979 by Signet, Toronto This title is out of print, but you might find it in a used book store. No information available on this book. Canadian Classics Series The Donnellys Sticks and Stones St. Nicholas Hotel Handcuffs By: James Reaney Paperback Reprint Edition Published Dec.1983 by: Beach Holme Pub Ltd. ISBN: 0888781172 James Reaney's plays have enjoyed much success among school children and theatrical groups who have staged his plays. This work is a true piece of Canadian literature. Click Here To Order The Donnelly Murders The Donnellys suffered every outrage. And they fought back like devils. By: William Crichton Originally published by: PaperJacks Ltd., Markham, Canada. May 1977 ISBN: 0770100074 Crichton's book is about the sequence of events that led to the Donnelly massacre. The book is a little dramatic and it reads more like a Hollywood movie than a novel. If the Donnelly massacre wasn't a true event, then this book would be a great fiction piece, ideal for the big screen. But because the massacre is real, some of the scenes within the book are a little far fetched. However, for its entertainment value, it is a book worth having on your Donnelly bookshelf. NOTE: This title is currently not available and difficult to find. The Donnelly Album The Complete and Authentic Account Illustrated With Photographs Of Canada's Famous Feuding Family. By: Ray Fazakas Originally published by: Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada, 1977. Revised Paperback Edition (September 1995) Firefly Books ISBN: 1895565618 No Donnelly bookshelf is complete without this exceptionally well-researched book. Considered by many to be the most historically accurate book available to date. Filled with excellent quality photographs, maps and illustrations, the book is very entertaining to browse through. If you want the real, true story of the Donnellys, this book is a must-read. And, if you're a true Donnelly enthusiast, you will definitely want to add this one to your list. Click Here to order The Donnelly Tragedy 1880 - 1980 Booklet commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Donnelly massacre. Originally published by: Phelps Publishing Co., London, Canada, 1980. Whether or not this booklet is still available to the public, it's unknown. The booklet is filled with original newspaper articles that were published in '*The London Free Press' and 'The London Advertiser' following the Donnelly massacre. The newspaper clippings give the reader a real sense of being there, and 'seeing' history through the eyes of the reporters who witnessed it first hand. You Are Never Alone* Our Life On The Donnelly Homestead By: J. Robert Salts Softcover - 92 Pages Self-published 1997 This book is a refreshing change from all the other Donnelly books that have been written. It is not just another regurgitated Donnelly history book, but rather, a book that looks into the life of the author and current owner of the Donnelly Homestead, Robert Salts. Through entertaining stories, he reveals what life is like on the famous property, and he talks about ghosts and hauntings; a subject that every Donnelly fan is fascinated with. The book is well written with wonderful photographs. Those interested in the Donnellys will find this book very entertaining, and a great read. Autographed copies are available at the Donnelly Homestead for $20.00 (CAN.) each. If ordering by mail, please add $6.00 Shipping & Handling... ($26.00 CAN. total). To order, please contact Robert Salts: rsalts@quadro.net 1 (519) 227-1244 Cheque or money order ONLY please. This Side of Heaven Determining the Donnelly Murders, 1880 By: Norman N. Feltes Hardcover - 248 Pages Published in 1999 - University Of Toronto Press ISBN 0802044867 Through an examination of economic, social and geographical structures, this book shows how large forces caused the infamous Donnelly family murders in 1880. Norman N. Feltes argues that factors in Biddulph Township during the late 19th century may have been the motivation behind the ‘Vigilance Society’ brutally bludgeoning the Donnelly family. "*This Side of Heaven" asserts the way the region was surveyed and settled, competition with the US, a distinctive wheat trade and patriarchal gender relations impacted the socio-historical site of the murders and the trial at which the vigilantes were acquitted. Click Here to Order In Search Of The Donnellys* Revised Edition By: Ray Fazakas (Author of The Donnelly Album) (Soft Cover) 306 pages Trafford Publishing 2007 ISBN 1425107516 Based on a lifetime of research, this follow-up to The Donnelly Album contains much new material, previously unpublished photographs of the Donnellys, their families, associates and enemies and many fresh insights. In Search of the Donnellys does not retell the Donnelly story, but approaches it from a different angle: it recounts the author's own personal adventures in searching for the information from the beginning to the present. While Fazakas stands by the original telling, the book fills in some gaps, expands some areas and further accounts for some of the controversy which continues to surround this fascinating bit of North American folk history with Irish roots. Order from Amazon.com... Click Here! Read more about this book, plus an excerpt... Click Here! Order directly from Trafford Publishing... Click Here! The Black Donnellys The Outrageous Tale of Canada's Deadliest Feud Part of the Amazing Stories series By: Nate Hendley Paperback 120 pages Publisher: Altitude Publishing Canada: (April 2004) ISBN: 1551539438 The book looks at the notorious Donnelly family of Lucan, Ontario. After fleeing poverty-wracked Ireland in the 1840s, the Donnellys established themselves on stolen land in southern Ontario. The seven Donnelly boys and their father soon acquired a reputation for violence and mayhem, burning down barns and assaulting townspeople. The family seemed unstoppable, until a vigilante group decided to seek a permanent solution to their reign of terror. Click Here to Order! Order your Donnelly books today! The Official Donnelly Home Page is proud to be in Association with amazon.com BIBLIOGRAPHY FICTION: Thomas P. Kelly. "The Black Donnellys". Toronto: Harlequin Books, 1954 Thomas P. Kelly. "Vengeance of the Black Donnellys". Toronto: Harlequin Books, 1962 Orlo Miller. "The Donnellys Must Die". Toronto: Macmillan, 1962 Orlo Miller. "Death To The Donnellys". A Novel. Toronto: Signet, 1975 & 1979 William Crichton "The Donnelly Murders". "Adapted from the screenplay by Leonard Yakir and Murray Markowitz." Markham, ONT: PaperJacks Ltd., 1977 Nate Hedley "The Black Donnellys - The Outrageous Tales of Canada's Deadliest Feud" Altitude Publishing Canada, 2004 NON-FICTION: [Anon.] "The Biddulph Tragedy". [London: n.p., 1880] Excerpts from London Advertiser CIHM series 02301 ------. "Remarkable Trials: The Biddulph Tragedy". Dominion Annual Register and Review . . . . 1880-1881. Ed. Henry J. Morgan. Montreal: Lovel, 1882. 385-89 William Davison Butt. "The Donnellys: History, Legend, Literature". diss. UWO 1977. Canadian Thesis on Microfiche #31563. L. Cosens ed. "The Donnelly Tragedy 1880-1980". London: Phelps Publishing, 1980 Bruce S. Elliot. "Tipperary? Well, Just Barely. . . The Donnellys Located". Families 22 #2 (1983), 91-96. Ray Fazakas. "The Donnelly Album: The Complete and Authentic Account Illustrated with Photographs of Canada's Famous Feuding Family". Toronto: Macmillan, 1977 Edwin C. Guillet. "Famous Canadian Trials". vol. 8. "The End of the Donnellys, or Mass Murder in Biddulph Township". A study of the Evidence in The Queen versus James Carroll 1880. Unpublished typescript 1944, at Baldwin Room, Metro TO: Ref Lib. Albert Hassard. "When Biddulph Township Seethed With Crime, Famous Canadian Trials". Toronto: Carswell, 1924 John Leslie. "Legend of the Roman Line. The Donnellys of Biddulph". Hamilton: Agnes Green Publishing, 1980 James Reaney. "The Donnellys: A Tipperary Vendetta in Victorian Ontario", in US 785-89 ------. "James Donnelly," Dictionary of Canadian Biography, X, 234-5 W. Stewart Wallace. "The Lucan Murders", Murders and Mysteries: A Canadian Series". Toronto: Macmillan, 1931. 194-217 Michael Helm. "Civil Disorders in Biddulph Township 1850-1880: A Case Study of the Donnelly Murders." M.A. Thesis, Sir George Williams [now Concordia] University. 1970. P.A.C. Microfilm TC-6334 J. Robert Salts. "You Are Never Alone. Our Life On The Donnelly Homestead". Self published, 1997 Norman N Feltes. "This Side of Heaven: Determining the Donnelly Murders, 1880" Publisher: University Of Toronto Press, 1999. Ray Fazakas. "In Search Of The Donnellys" Self published, 2001 Peter McKeown. "A Donnelly Treatise: After The Massacre" Self-Published, 2004 Peter Edwards. "Night Justice: The True Story of the Black Donnellys" Key Porter Books 2005 PLAYS: Peter Colley. "The Donnellys. a drama with music". Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1974. music by: Berthold Carriere. Performed in London, ONT. James Reaney. "The Donnellys. A Trilogy". Erin, ONT: Press Porcepic, 1976 Ted Johns (with Theatre Passe Muraille). "The Death of the Donnellys". Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1982. First produced by Blyth Summer Festival in 1979; "The play is a rewritten version of Them Donnellys, a collective conceived and directed by Paul Thompson at Theatre Passe Muraille in 1974 and 1974 (Authors [sic] Note)." The above Bibliography was compiled and submitted by: Pro. Dennis Duffy, University of Toronto. Printed here with permission.