Canada category: 4109 books
Battlefield House Museum and Park
Inside Hamilton's Museums
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 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 Battlefield House Museum and Park, which commemorates the British victory at the 1813 Battle of Stoney...
by Bernadette McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
A book that invites you to slow down and explore the Okanagan Valley from a local’s point of view.
Whether it’s spying a rare canyon wren, cycling the historic Kettle Valley Railroad across heart-stopping trestle bridges, or hiking through fields of spring flowers, travel alongside the...
Island Craft
Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Hopheads, rejoice! Take the ultimate beer-lover’s road trip from Victoria, BC’s craft beer capital, to Tofino and Campbell River, visiting craft breweries and brewpubs in between. Your guide? Jon Stott, born and bred in Victoria—and beer enthusiast extraordinaire.
In 1961, Vancouver Island...
Food Artisans of the Okanagan
Your Guide to the Best Locally Crafted Fare
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Winner of the 2017 Taste Canada Food Writing Award in Culinary Narratives.
The food lover's guide to finding the best of the best in the vibrant Okanagan.
Discover the edible delights of the Okanagan with profiles on more than 125 farm-to-table chefs, bakers, beekeepers, orchardists,...
John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour Guide, 5th Edition
The Wineries of British Columbia's Interior
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
It is no secret that British Columbia’s interior is home to some of the most picturesque and acclaimed wineries in the world. If you’re seeking the perfect Gewürztraminer or a magnificent Merlot,John Schreiner’s Okanagan Wine Tour Guide will pair exquisitely with your next foray into BC wine—whether...
"Ironsides"
Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicle Museums and Monuments
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2011
Major Hal Skaarup has woven together an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored armoured fighting vehicles on display in Canada. He highlights the importance of these upon key turning points in history when these AFVs were in use as tools of war at home and overseas....
by Bill Cotter
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
In 1967, Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding with a spectacular party, and the whole world was invited. Montreal's Expo 67 was the first world's fair held in Canada, and it was a huge success, attracting over 50 million visitors. The 1,000-acre site was built on two man-made islands...
Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness
'English-Canadian Literature' and 'French-Canadian Literature'
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
These three works, displaying marked differences in purpose, tone, and effect, are all classics of Canadian literary and cultural criticism.
John George Bourinot was a man of letters, an Imperialist, and a biculturalist, who was confident of his knowledge of the Canadian identity and felt it...
The Forgotten Peace
Mediation at Niagara Falls
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
In the early hours of April 22, 1914, American President Woodrow Wilson sent Marines to seize the port of Veracruz in an attempt to alter the course of the Mexican Revolution. As a result, the United States seemed on the brink of war with Mexico. An international uproar ensued. The governments of...
by David Mutimer
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series offering informed commentary on important national events and considering their significance in local and international contexts. The 2006 installment of the series covers the thirty-ninth general election, in which the...
by Llewelyn Pritchard
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
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
Smashwords Edition
What was really going on behind the scenes?
For the first time, declassified official...
by Llewelyn Pritchard
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Tombstone
[The British Government’s Cover-Up]
Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada [Part 2/3]
Series Title: Port Hope Simpson Mysteries [Vol 5b]
Copyright 2012 by Llewelyn Pritchard
Smashwords Edition
Declassified official British Government papers shine new light on amongst other...
Hurricane Hazel
Canada's Storm of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel battered southern Ontario, leaving in its wake a terrible toll: thousands homeless, million in property damage, and, worst of all, 81 people dead. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged towns, and drowned unsuspecting Ontarians in their homes and cars. Raymore Drive...
Newfoundland and Labrador
A History
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2009
Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada, Sean T. Cadigan has written the book that will surely become the definitive history of one of North America's most distinct and beautiful regions. The site of the first European settlement by Vikings one...