Barbara Grantmyre
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Barbara Grantmyre was a Canadian writer. Born Barbara Lucas, she is known for several works of nonfiction including Lunar Rogue (1963) about the criminal Henry More Smith
and The River that Missed the Boat (1975) about the Shubenacadie Canal
. She also wrote short stories including a collection published as A Rose for Minnie Mullet in 1964. She was a contemporary of Thomas Raddall.
Her husband was Thomas Grantmyre and they lived in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
. She had four children - Merrit, Gretchen, Leigh and Brenda.
Henry More Smith
Henry More Smith was a confidence man, master puppeteer, hypnotist, seer, liar, and above all else a superlative escape artist who lived for a while in New Brunswick, Canada...
and The River that Missed the Boat (1975) about the Shubenacadie Canal
Shubenacadie Canal
The Shubenacadie Canal is a Canadian canal in central Nova Scotia, linking Halifax Harbour with Shubenacadie Grand Lake which drains into the Bay of Fundy by way of the Shubenacadie River. Currently small craft use the river and lakes, but no locks are fully operational...
. She also wrote short stories including a collection published as A Rose for Minnie Mullet in 1964. She was a contemporary of Thomas Raddall.
Her husband was Thomas Grantmyre and they lived in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Elmsdale is an unincorporated Canadian community located on the boundary of Hants and Halifax counties in Nova Scotia.Specifically, the community is divided by the Shubenacadie River, with the eastern half being in the Halifax Regional Municipality and the western half being in the Municipality of...
. She had four children - Merrit, Gretchen, Leigh and Brenda.