Canada category: 4109 books
Rails Across the Prairies
The Railway Heritage of Canada’s Prairie Provinces
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Rails Across the Prairies traces the evolution of Canada's rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. The book looks at the arrival of European settlers before the railway and examines how they coped by using ferry services on the Assiniboine and North...
My Country
The Remarkable Past
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2010
Berton brings the past alive with true stories of mystery and romance, tragedy and heroism, from the piracy of Bill Johnston, scourge of the St. Lawrence, to the weird saga of Brother XII and his mystic cult on Vancouver Island.
Just Between You And Me
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the band April Wine, Myles Goodwyn’s passion and drive shaped and directed the group from its earliest beginnings. He is the only remaining original member of the group since the inception of April Wine in 1969. Goodwyn grew up poor and is the classic...
by Ross Penhall
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
A collection of 120 paintings by renowned artist Ross Penhall that celebrates the identity and spirit of Vancouver. Also included are paintings of inspirational places across Canada, the US and Europe, including the California Coast, the Prairies and the Italian countryside.
Ross Penhall's...
The Little Immigrants
The Orphans Who Came to Canada
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
The Little Immigrants is a tale of compassion and courage and a vivid account of a deep and moving part of Canadian heritage. In the early years after Confederation, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources. Until the time of the Depression, 100,000 impoverished...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2001
The canoe is a symbol unique to Canada. One of the greatest gifts of First Peoples to all those who came after, the canoe is Canada's most powerful icon. Within this Canexus II publication are a collection of essays by paddling enthusiasts and experts. Contributing authors include: Eugene Arima, Shanna...
Griffin House and Fieldcote Museum
Inside Hamilton's Museums
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2016
Inside Hamilton’s Museums helps to satisfy a growing curiosity about Canada’s steel capital as it evolves into a post-industrial city and cultural destination. In this special excerpt we visit two sites, Griffin House and the Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum. Griffin House honours one of Ancaster's...
A Future Without Hate or Need
The Promise of the Jewish Left in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Driven from their homes in Russia, Poland, and Romania by pogroms and poverty, many Jews who came to Canada in the wave of immigration after the 1905 Russian revolution were committed radicals. A Future Without Hate or Need brings to life the rich and multi-layered lives of a dissident political community,...
The Last to Die
Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas, and the End of Capital Punishment in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2007
Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto's Don Jail on December 11, 1962. They were the last two people executed in Canada, but surprisingly little was known about them until now. This is the first book to uncover the...
by Randy Richmond, Tom Villemaire
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Sure, Canada was built on dreams and hard work, but it was also built on failure - mix-ups, mistakes, screw-ups, and boondoggles. Failing at things, and laughing about them, has long been a characteristic of our citizens.
Where else but in Canada would governments send farmers to land that...
The Handover
How Bigwigs and Bureaucrats Transferred Canada's Best Publisher and the Best Part of Our Literary Heritage to a Foreign Multinational
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Until recently, McClelland and Stewart had been known as “The Canadian Publisher,” the country’s longest-lived and best independent press. Its dynamic leader Jack McClelland worked with successive provincial and federal governments to help draft policies in the 1960s and 70s which ensured that...
The Measure of Democracy
Polling, Market Research, and Public Life, 1930-1945
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 1999
Politicians, government officials, and public relations officers lean heavily on polling when fashioning public policy. Proponents say this is for the best, arguing that surveys bring the views of citizens closer to civic officials. Critics decry polling's promotion of sycophantic politicians who...
The Laird of Fort William
William McGillivray and the North West Company
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
High finance, wilderness adventures, violence, and questionable legal tactics all played important roles in the history of the North West Company. William McGillivray, head of the company from 1804 until 1821, was arguably the most powerful businessman in Canada in the early nineteenth century.
William...
Les Écossais
The Pioneer Scots of Lower Canada, 1763-1855
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2006
This is the first fully documented account, produced in modern times, of the migration of Scots to Lower Canada. Scots were in the forefront of the early influx of British settlers, which began in the late eighteenth century. John Nairne and Malcolm Fraser were two of the first Highlanders to make...