Eleanor Darke: 2 books
A Mill Should Be Build Thereon
An Early History of the Todmorden Mills
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1995
It is difficult for Todmorden Mills Museum visitors to imagine that this site so close to the busy Don Valley Parkway was once home to an important mill. As early as 1793 Governor Simcoe recognized the industrial potential of this portion of the Don River. By 1795 Skinner’s sawmill was under construction,...
Call Me True
A Biography of True Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1997
In this investigation of the life and varied careers of True Davidson, Eleanor Darke seeks to discover what can be "truly said about True" – a fascinating and contradictory woman who was always ahead of her time.
"There was no quitter in her make-up and she fought like a banshee...