In June 1937 Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, better known as the world famous author John Buchan, journeyed down the Mackenzie River during a tour of the North. He was the first Governo……続きを見る
Del Burk farmed, ranched and guided big-game hunters in some of the richest wild-life areas of Canada. The biography covers a recent patch of history, but a patch already gone. The farm ……続きを見る
The runaway bestselling exposé about Canada's most infamous mafia family is finally available in English, updated to include shocking events and revelations that followed its newsmaking publication ……続きを見る
THE CHRONICLES OF CANADA Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton of the University of Toronto
The Chronicles of Canada was a Canadian literary landmark.
First published in 1914, it was a series ……続きを見る
The fishing industry kills more people than any other job in the world. On average, Atlantic Canada loses one fisherman every month. From the pages of the Navigator magazine comes a collection of mo……続きを見る
著者:Trygve Ugland
出版社: University of Toronto Press
発売日: 2014年06月16日
Jean Monnet (1888-1979) is often viewed as the chief architect of the European Coal and Steel Community, which over time evolved into today's European Union. Monnet spent his early years working as ……続きを見る
著者:George D. Perry
出版社: McGill-Queen's University Press
発売日: 2013年07月01日
Schools of education with utilitarian goals and strict standardization - often called "Normal Schools" - have been widely criticized by both the academy and the general public. In a story that reson……続きを見る
著者:Alvin Finkel
出版社: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
発売日: 2012年05月09日
Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History traces the history of social policy in Canada from the period of First Nations’ control to the present day, exploring the various ways in which reside……続きを見る
"... a diverse and fascinating array of perspectives on the history of Canada's national parks, illuminating many less well-understood aspects of the evolving place of people in and near these parks……続きを見る
著者:Oiva W. Saarinen
出版社: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
発売日: 2013年06月15日
From Meteorite Impact to Constellation City is a historical geography of the City of Greater Sudbury. The story that began billions of years ago encompasses dramatic physical and human events. Among……続きを見る
The people of the Nechako region are not unfamiliar with hardship, environmental devastation and protecting what they hold dear. June Wood chronicles the history of the Nechako River and its region,……続きを見る
What do Northtrop Frye, French dairy cows, and Historic Fort York have in common? They’re all part of Ward McBurney’s lyric and personal stories from CBC Radio’s Fresh Air, which are now available f……続きを見る
For Skye Haverill and her family, it begins as an ordinary day. But in the annals of Canadian history, October 7, 1825, is the date of one of our greatest national disasters.
The Haverill family has……続きを見る
The oil sands. Global warming. The National Energy Program. Though these seem like modern Canadian subjects, author Mary Janigan reveals them to be a legacy of longstanding regional rivalry. Somethi……続きを見る
The beginning of Owen Sound can be traced to the 1840 historical meeting, in a small forest clearing, between surveyor Charles Rankin and land agent John Telfer. Owen Sound: The Port City begins wit……続きを見る
著者:Thierry Nootens
出版社: McGill-Queen's University Press
発売日: 2007年03月19日
À travers l’analyse de près de 500 procédures d’interdiction engagées entre 1820 et 1895, Fous, prodigues et ivrognes examine les interactions entre les acteurs impliqués dans la régulation de la dé……続きを見る
Mad, bad, and dangerous to know is how Victorian society dismissed Emily Carr. Lewis DeSoto, a painter and novelist, sees Emily Carr as a woman in search of God, freedom, and the essence of art. Her……続きを見る
THE CHRONICLES OF CANADA Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton of the University of Toronto
The Chronicles of Canada was a Canadian literary landmark.
First published in 1914, it was a series ……続きを見る
One chill Easter dawn in 1917, a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France went over the top of a muddy scarp knows as Vimy Ridge. Within hours, they held i……続きを見る
Written by a survivor of childhood abuse, this moving memoir traces the influence of the author's mother tongue in the formation of her identity, and the role her second language played in providing……続きを見る
著者:John H. Burgess
出版社: McGill-Queen's University Press
発売日: 2008年10月01日
For several weeks a year, over three decades, he worked as a consulting cardiologist in the Canadian North, a first-hand witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lif……続きを見る
On the night of November 29, 1929, eleven schooners set sail for home from the comfort and safety of St. John’s harbour. They all headed north: directly into the teeth of a deadly hurricane. Here fo……続きを見る
Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction
The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct. They called them……続きを見る
Where Eagles Lie Fallen is celebrated master storyteller Gary Collinss solemn tribute to the American servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives aboard Arrow Air Flight 1285 when it crashed in……続きを見る
Depuis que le programme de commémoration historique a été inauguré par le gouvernement de l’Ontario en 1956, plus de 1 000 plaques ont été érigées d’un bout à l’autre de la province.
La variété des ……続きを見る
Many studies have concluded that the effects of early industrialization on traditional craftsworkers were largely negative. Robert B. Kristofferson demonstrates, however, that in at least one area t……続きを見る
Newmarket, one of the oldest communities in Ontario, was founded on the Upper Canadian frontier in 1801 by Quakers from the United States. Fur traders, entrepreneurs, millers, and many others were s……続きを見る
著者:Bruce Curtis
出版社: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
発売日: 2013年01月27日
Ruling by Schooling Quebec provides a rich and detailed account of colonial politics from 1760 to 1841 by following repeated attempts to school the people. This first book since the 1950s to investi……続きを見る
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, thro……続きを見る