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Between Two Women is a serious, yet humourous account of growing up in Stratford, Ont., in the 1930s and ’40. It tells the story of the relationship between Bruce and the two women who shaped his id……続きを見る

Great Canadian Speeches features 50 momentous and powerful speeches in Canadian history, each testament the skilful use of language to inspire political change. Whether it be Lester Pearson addressi……続きを見る

To realize his vision, McGee became a strong supporter of the "new northern nationality." A spellbinding orator who emerged as the youngest and most intellectually gifted of the Fathers of Confedera……続きを見る

This is the first fully documented and detailed account, produced in recent times, of one of the greatest early migrations of Scots to North America. The arrival of the Hector in 1773, with nearly 2……続きを見る

In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier……続きを見る

This colourful account of the Chilcotin War is an insightful and absorbing examination of an event that helped to shape the course of British Columbia history. In the spring of 1864, 14 men building……続きを見る

This short piece describes a trip to Newfoundland to lay pieces of the transatlantic cable during the mid nineteenth century. Digitally Restored illustrations.続きを見る

Tombstone [The British Government's Cover-Up] Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada [Part 3/3] Series Title: Port Hope Simpson Mysteries [Vol 5c] Copyright 2012 by Llewelyn Pritchard ……続きを見る

This highly readable guide is more than a bibliography. Written in a narrative style, it is as well a short history of the Loyalists: who they were, why they left, where they settled, and what their……続きを見る

"Riveting, insightful, and human." ー Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator of Canada In April 1971, journalist Ron Haggart helped resolve one of Canada’s most serious prison ri……続きを見る

Returning to Alberta, wounded from the First World War battlefields, Canadian immigrant Tom Edmunds finds himself jilted by the love of his life. His drive to succeed renewed, he founds a family bus……続きを見る

The Mazinaw, a place of striking natural beauty, is famous for Bon Echo Rock, a massive sheer cliff, dropping into one of Ontario’s deepest lakes. The Mazinaw Experience traces the presence of human……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I. THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS CHAPTER II. THE FIGHT FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT CHAPTER III. THE UNION ERA CHAPTER IV. THE DAYS OF TRIAL ……続きを見る

A unique collection of 32 historical photographs (with original captions)about a baptism, children and festivals in Nain - Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada. Taken by John Penny an 18 ye……続きを見る

In proving the existence of stem cells, Ernest Armstrong McCulloch and James Edgar Till formed the most important partnership in Canadian medical research since Frederick Banting and Charles Best, t……続きを見る

Belleville, on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, traces its beginnings to the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists. For 30 years the centre of the present city was reserved for the Mississauga Firs……続きを見る

Experience Alberta's heritage and the outdoors in Country Roads of Alberta, an intriguing photographic guidebook that takes you to places off the beaten track. Alberta's scenery is as diverse as its……続きを見る

Anne Langton (1804-1893) arrived in Upper Canada in 1837 to join her brother John on his settler farm near Fenelon Falls, Ontario. An accomplished miniaturist, landscape artist, and writer, Langton ……続きを見る

Under Canadian Pacific's red-and-white-checkered flag, the company's founders, George Stephen and William C. Van Horne, created a rail-sea service from Liverpool to Hong Kong. Boasting sternwheelers……続きを見る

In 2006, the Prime Minister apologized to the Chinese people for the legislated discrimination created by Canada’s head tax laws in the first half of the twentieth century, acknowledging the far-rea……続きを見る

Many Canadians with a Scottish background still feel the pull of their Gaelic origins. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scots dominated Montreal and by extension the rest of the countr……続きを見る

When the Free Grants and Homestead Act was first introduced in 1868, fierce debates erupted in Ontario's Legislature over whether land in the Muskoka region should be opened to settlement or reserve……続きを見る

Excerpt "To be taken into the American Union is to be adopted into a partnership. To belong as a Crown Colony to the British Empire, as things stand, is no partnership at all. "It is to be……続きを見る

Many family researchers with Ontario roots discover they have ancestors who were teachers. Those with no teachers in the family may have ancestors who were part of the Ontario education system as st……続きを見る

Imagine receiving a mysterious invitation from Charlie Chaplin, doing jigsaw puzzles with Marilyn Monroe, having a heart-to-heart with Jack Kennedy, or being kissed by Greta Garbo. All of these and ……続きを見る

Although it has been overshadowed by other events of the Second World War, Canada's role in the Italian Campaign, from 1943 to 1945, was significant. Canadian forces played a major role in this camp……続きを見る

From the Hermitage ruins to Dundurn Castle, from the Customs House to Stoney Creek Battlefield Park, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, is steeped in a rich history and culture. But beneath the surface ……続きを見る

David Wingfield joined the Royal Navy in 1806, at the age of fourteen. His service took him to the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. Captured, he was a POW in the United States for nine months. Fo……続きを見る

In a brilliant history of a turbulent time and place Mills pulls back the curtain on the decades activists and intellectuals showing their engagement both with each other and with people from around……続きを見る

The Marks Brothers may well have been the most remarkable theatrical family in Canadian history. A phenomenon on the vaudeville circuit, the seven brothers left the farm and took to the boards and t……続きを見る