Canada category: 4109 books
Country Roads of Western BC
From the Fraser Valley to the Islands
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2011
In her third book of off-the-beaten-track explorations of western Canada, Liz Bryan travels scenic roads of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. From country routes winding through the Fraser Valley to forest roads on Vancouver Island leading to coastal settlements such as Zeballos...
by Joanne Sasvari
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
The fastest-growing city in Canada, Vancouver is also the most modern, the most diverse in population (a large percentage of its residents are Asian), and arguably the most fascinating in its touristic appeal: from remarkable museums to superb ethnic restaurants in all price ranges, to outstanding parks...
Eating Local in the Fraser Valley
A Food-Lover's Guide, Featuring Over 70 Recipes from Farmers, Producers, and Chefs
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Discover the culinary richness of British Columbia's Fraser Valley, guided by the farmers, producers, and chefs who live there. Featuring more than 70 locally-inspired recipes, this combination cookbook/guidebook is the perfect companion to one of Canada's most celebrated food and wine regions.
Located...
by Claude Bissell
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1981
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1981
For Vincent Massey, youth was a period of protest and emerging public fame. He broke with his strong family traditions of Methodist piety and American ties. He became known as a patron of the arts, innovator, politician, and diplomat.
This volume begins with his prosperous Victorian childhood...
The Great Intendant
A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
The Great Intendant
A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672
This edition features a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I TO THE RESCUE OF NEW FRANCE
CHAPTER II NEW FRANCE IN 1665
CHAPTER III THE IROQUOIS SUBDUED
CHAPTER IV A COLONIAL COLBERT
CHAPTER V THE INTENDANT AND...
Report of an Inquiry into an Injustice
Begade Shutagot'ine and the Sahtu Treaty
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
"A Report of an Inquiry into an Injustice" chronicles Peter Kulchyski’s experiences with the Begade Shutagot’ine, a small community of a few hundred people living in and around Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), on the Mackenzie River in the heart of Canada’s Northwest Territories. Despite...
Jailed for Possession
Illegal Drug Use, Regulation, and Power in Canada, 1920-1961
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
As rates of illegal drug use increase, the debates over drug policy heat up. While some believe penalties should be harsher, others advocate complete decriminalisation. Certainly, debate over the 'war on drugs' is not new. In the early 1920s, as the drive for Chinese Exclusion gathered steam, Canadians...
Bruce Walker Travel Adventures
Bruce's Great Canadian Road Trip Summer 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Learn about the human experience of loss of a loved one and coming to terms with the grief. A few years after losing his spouse, Bruce Walker spent the summer of 2012 touring Canada from Nova Scotia right across the country up to Dawson City and Whitehorse, Yukon. From there he traversed British Columbia,...
Old Man Savarin Stories
Tales of Canada and Canadians
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Old Man Savarin Stories: Tales of Canada and Canadians written by Edward William Thomson who was a Canadian journalist and writer. This book was published in 1895. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...
2013 Greater Moncton Street Directory
17th Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Looking for Norbert Street, or Donat Crescent, or maybe Caspian Court ? How about Turnburry Court, Satleville Crescent, or Venetian Drive ? These are only 6 of the more than 50 new streets created in the last year ( over 250 streets in the last 5 years) in the Greater Moncton area of New Brunswick,...
Solidarités provinciales
Histoire de la Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Nouveau-Brunswick
Language: French
Release Date: May 1, 2013
La Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Nouveau-Brunswick, fondée en 1913, est la deuxième plus ancienne fédération provinciale du travail au Canada. Son histoire remonte aux premières campagnes en faveur de l’indemnisation des accidents du travail et de la reconnaissance syndicale,...
Sisters or Strangers?
Immigrant, Ethnic, and Racialized Women in Canadian History
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Spanning two hundred years of history from the nineteenth century to the 1990s, Sisters or Strangers? explores the complex lives of immigrant, ethnic, and racialized women in Canada. The volume deals with a cross-section of peoples - including Japanese, Chinese, Black, Aboriginal, Irish, Finnish,...
Henry Alline
1748-1784
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1971
To Canadians of this century the name of Henry Alline is almost unknown. This biography introduces him to the general reader. Through the story of his life it also recreates the early settlement of the Maritime provinces, and examines the origins of one of the most dominant and continuing themes in...
by David Watts
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
A Canadian is essentially a citizen of the world and the Canadian spirit is a sense of connection that makes the world work. Beyond that, nobody can define what it means to be Canadian because it's always changing. The moment we think we've got it, we find we've left something out.
We can however...