Heritage House: 215 books
Dirty Thirties Desperadoes
Forgotten Victims of the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
In October 1935, three prairie farm boys embarked on a deadly trail of robbery and murder that stretched across three western Canadian provinces and made newspaper headlines from coast to coast and as far away as Los Angeles. By the end of the spree, seven people were dead, including the fugitives...
by Frances Hern
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been sought and travelled by daring men seeking profit, glory or a chance to test themselves against the merciless North....
The Law and the Lawless
Frontier Justice on the Canadian Prairies 1896-1935
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
At the end of the nineteenth century, Canada’s prairies were still sparsely populated. Crimes such as horse theft, random murders, and prison escapes were the order of the day, and the North West Mounted Police continued to rely on their horses, their contacts, and their wits to apprehend the culprits....
The Fur-Trade Fleet
Shipwrecks of the Hudson’s Bay Company
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
In mid-July 1925, the SS Bayeskimo ran into heavy drift ice at the entrance to Hudson Strait. The ice carried her north, squeezing the steamer and testing the strength of her rivets. Helpless until the tide changed and the ice moved, the officers and crew could only watch and listen to the ship’s...
Henry Hudson
Doomed Navigator and Explorer
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
From the era of wooden sailing ships and Europe’s golden age of exploration, the story of famed British navigator Henry Hudson tells a classic tale of courage, ambition, and treachery on the high seas. As the leader of four Arctic voyages in 1607, 1608, 1609, and 1610, Hudson searched in vain for...
Slumach's Gold: In Search of a Legend
In Search of a Legend
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Slumach's Gold chronicles what is possibly Canada's greatest lost-mine story. It searches out the truth behind a Salish man's hanging for murder in 1891 and tracks the intriguing legend about him that grew after his death. It was a legend that turned into a drama of international fascination when...
by L.D. Cross
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
In late 1942, Britain was desperate to win the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic. German U-boats had sunk hundreds of Allied ships containing millions of tons of cargo that was needed to continue the war effort. Prime Minister Churchill had to find a solution to the carnage or the Nazis would be victorious....
Mountie Makers: Putting the Canadian in RCMP
Putting the Canadian in RCMP
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Bob Teather entered RCMP Basic Recruit Training in 1967 with no idea of what he was getting into. Along with 31 other confused young men, he found himself in Regina, Saskatchewan, as a lowly member of Troop 18. Bald, intimidated, and soon to be bruised, Bob began a six-month ordeal that he candidly...
by Barbara Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
A fun-for-all-ages collection of over thirty spooky stories in settings across Western Canada.
When friends and family gather around a campfire, good times and scary stories are sure to follow. In Campfire Stories of Western Canada, Barbara Smith, the author of twenty books of true ghost stories...
Ranch Tales
Stories from the Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
An entertaining, fast-paced look at early ranching in British Columbia.
Frontier historian Ken Mather is known for his fascinating, in-depth profiles of the men and women who established a distinctive ranching culture in Western Canada over a hundred years ago. Now, in this concise collection...
The Green Chain: Nothing is Ever Clear Cut
Nothing is Ever Clear Cut
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
The Green Chain looks at the past, present and future of forestry through interviews with environmentalists, loggers, scientists and others. Raw log exports, environmental devastation, making a living . . . all are discussed in this exploration of the problems facing our forests, and the possible...
Finding Japan
Early Canadian Encounters with Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
In contrast to the widely known experiences of Asian immigrants who came to Canada, this book looks at movement in the opposite direction. Using text and images, it is a collection of stories about how Canadians “found Japan,” the first place they reached when travelling westward across the Pacific.
These...
On the Rocks with Jack Knox
Islanders I Will Never Forget
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
A captivating collection of Jack Knox’s most memorable, heart-warming, inspiring, and off-beat human-interest stories.
Praise for Jack Knox:
“Canada needs more Knox!”—Will Ferguson
“Knox is the most underrated writer in Canada.”—Les Leyne
“There are a few key secrets to a happy...
Hoaxes and Hexes
Daring Deceptions and Mysterious Curses
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines hoax as a "humorous or malicious deception," and hex as "a magic spell." These stories of hoaxes and hexes illustrate our curious desire to believe in the impossible and explain the inexplicable. Portrayed here are accomplished hoaxers and...