The Donnellys
Massacre, Trial, and Aftermath: 1880-1916

This is the second book in a two book series, by author John Little, based on the well known and largely talked about Donnelly Family, otherwise known as the "Black Donnellys". This second book begins in 1880 when a group of the Donnelly's enemies unite to murder the family and burn their house to t......more

I am a silly little boy.. mark this one a big fat DNF. I read the first volume over 2 years ago and this one has been sitting on my t0-read shelf since. Thought I would finally give it a chance and knew I was in trouble when instead of the Chapters starting at 1, it continued from the last book. The......more

As I mentioned in my review of Powder Keg, these two books should be reviewed together. I read them together and would recommend that anyone interested do. It this way. I suspect the author initially might have thought he would write one book and found he had so much information that it warranted sp......more

John Little’s book which covers the background to Canada’s Donnelly family massacre, the murders themselves and subsequent legal proceedings, is a comprehensive and well researched telling of events in Lucan, Ontario. The investigative style of the book provides a riveting narrative which is both sh......more

This is the best book I have read about the massacre of the Donnelly family. The narrative is based on facts and lacks the author's opinions. The story is so well told that I didn't want to put it down, and I knew the ending.......more