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Series: Sable Island Paperback Bruce Armstrong 9780887809118 $29.95 NATURE Oct 18, 2010

Sable Island is the world's most mysterious and notorious sandbar, situated 160 kilometers offshore of southeast Nova Scotia. The island is currently receiving much renewed attention because of proposals to make it a National Park, or a National Wilderness Area. Known for centuries as "The Graveyard of the Atlantic," its forty-kilometre length has claimed over five hundred ships since the earliest adventurers and fishing vessels sailed to North America. Even today Sable presents serious problems to navigators. The home of the world's last herds... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History First to Die The First Canadian Navy Casualties in the First World War Paperback Bryan Elson 9780887809132 $24.95 HISTORY Jul 23, 2010

This is a story drawn from the early days of the Canadian Navy, an account of four young Canadian seamen who were the Navy's first casualties at the beginning of the First World War. Ironically, many consider them victims of incompetent seamanship by a British naval officer. The four were among the 21 young men who made up the first class of the Royal Navy College of Canada, set up in 1911 shortly after the Canadian Navy itself was established in 1910. All four sailors were from Canada's Maritime provinces. After their training at the College,... + Read More
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Series: The Spirit of Africville Paperback Donald Clairmont 9780887809255 $29.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 09, 2010
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Series: Building for Democracy The History and Architecture of the Legislative Buildings of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick Paperback James W MacNutt 9780887809309 $24.95 ARCHITECTURE Oct 18, 2010

Legislative buildings are the most important public structures in the provincial capitals of Halifax, Charlottetown and Fredericton. Each was built to communicate ideals, ideas and arrangements of government unique to these three provinces. In Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, these buildings were built to house colonial governments where a popular assembly was matched with an appointed council of local notables, advising an all-powerful governor appointed by Westminister and representing the British crown. Over the years they have been mod... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Wartime Halifax The photo history of a Canadian city at war - 1939-1945 Paperback William D. Naftel 9780887808357 $29.95 HISTORY Oct 27, 2009

In 1939, Halifax quickly became the country's centre of war activity when Canada declared war on Germany. With its vital naval base and its key role in getting supplies to Great Britain, the city was on a wartime footing for seven long years. Blackouts, enemy ships just offshore, and worries about raids and attacks were part of daily life. So were thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and merchant seamen who passed through on their way to or from Europe.Wartime Halifax is a visual history of this period. William Naftel has found a treasure tro... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Melville Prison and Deadman's Island American and French Prisoners of War in Halifax 1794-1816 Paperback Brian Cuthbertson 9780887808371 $24.95 HISTORY Nov 23, 2009

A small island in Halifax's beautiful Northwest Arm was the site for a British military prison from 1794 to 1816. More than 10,000 French, Spanish and American seamen, privateers and soldiers passed through the prison during its 22-year existence.Of these, 270 died on Melville Island from 1803 to 1815 and were buried in unmarked graves on the adjoining Deadman's Island, now designated a national historic site.This book tells this little known story for the first time. Author Brian Cuthbertson focuses on the experiences of the American prisoners... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History The Historical Atlas of Prince Edward Island The Ways We Saw Ourselves Paperback James W MacNutt 9780887808654 $29.95 HISTORY Oct 16, 2009

The Historical Atlas of Prince Edward Island presents history from the vantage point of the artists and map-makers who depicted the people, places and events of the Island in visual and graphic form. The book is heavily illustrated with full-colour maps, paintings, drawings and other illustrative material depicting culture, countryside and events.Using carefully selected antique maps, engravings, watercolours and images drawn from museum, archive and private collections, The Historical Atlas of Prince Edward Island provides a rich, illustrated ... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History The Grammar School Striving for Excellence for 50 Years in a Public School World Paperback Paul W Bennett 9780887808395 $19.95 HISTORY Jul 31, 2009

Dissatisfied with the state of in public education, a small group of Halifax parents and university professors banded together in September 1958 to found a school of their own. Paul Bennett tells the story of the Halifax Grammar School in this illustrated history. Bennett describes the many larger-than-life personalities and the ebbs and flows of the school¿s development over the past fifty years. In recent years the School has enjoyed a resurgence, expanding to acquire the historic Tower Road School, and doubling in student population. This i... + Read More
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Series: Pit Pony Paperback Joyce Barkhouse 9780887809248 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 10 Sep 01, 2010

If Willie could have his dream, he would go to Sable Island and ride free over the sand dunes on the back of a wild horse. Instead, 11-year-old Willie must work in the coal mines of Cape Breton, hardly ever seeing the light of day. But with the help of Gem, the gentle pit pony, he discovers that things aren't always as bad as they seem. And a surprising event reveals that miracles can happen, even in a coal mine.
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Car Nation An Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheel Paperback Dimitry Anastakis 9781552770054 $24.95 TRANSPORTATION Jun 15, 2008

Canadians fell in love with the car at first glance. They were scared by it too, and by its potential. Canada was quick to become a car nation, as the automobile was enthusiastically adopted by Prairie grain farmers, the new modern woman, travellers to the north, and rough-and-tumble adventurers looking for a thrill by traversing the immense length of the country. The automobile was the symbol of the modern Canada of the twentieth century, and the final victory of technology over landscape. Canadians were building cars from the beginning. Indep... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Toronto A Short Illustrated History of Its First 12,000 Years Paperback Ron Williamson 9781552770078 $29.95 HISTORY Jun 15, 2008

In this illustrated history of Toronto, Peter Carruthers's preface introduces the theme of Toronto as a middle ground: geographically a meeting point between Canada's vast natural resource wilderness, such Atlantic Ocean seaports as New York and Montreal, and the sprawling continental Midwest, and since prehistory, a place of meditation and exchange between different cultures and peoples. With the stage thus set, Robert MacDonald's first chapter takes us back 12,500 years, in its description of the geological and ecological history of the area'... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer SideStreets Lightning Rider Paperback Jacqueline Guest 9781550287202 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Jan 01, 2000

When January Fournier arrives at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, her brother Grey is barely clinging to life in intensive care after a horrible motorcycle crash. She`s devastated--but things get worse when the police accuse Grey of a string of bike thefts, claims he`s in no condition to dispute. Jan decides she`s the only person who can uncover the truth and sets out to find the real thief. Soon, however, she finds her efforts blocked by a police officer who`s determined to see Grey convicted. In pursuit of the truth Jan has to pilot her own... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Fashioning Fabric The Arts of Spinning and Weaving in Early Canada Paperback Adrienne Hood 9781550289800 $19.95 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Jun 01, 2007

Beautiful full-colour photographs reveal the story of spinning and weaving in Canada Every spring in early Canada, fluffy sheep dotted the countryside, and in summer, blue flax flowers waved in the wind. By the fall harvest, they provided raw materials for the production of wool and linen, the focus of Fashioning Fabric: The Arts of Spinning and Weaving in Early Canada. This engaging social history explores the methods, tools, and patterns used by early immigrants to create their homemade textiles. The Acadians, Quebecois, Scots, English, Ameri... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Great Forests and Mighty Men Early Years in Canada's Vast Woodlands Paperback David Lee 9781550289848 $24.95 HISTORY Jun 01, 2007

The colourful and dangerous days of the loggers and lumbermen in the old-growth forests of Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes Shantymen, river drivers, timbermen, lumber barons -- the words evoke a bygone world of hardy men of mythic strength and daring, of wilderness and trees as far as the imagination could stretch. Immortalized in folk song and tale, the logger in "the age of wood" wielded axe and saw to deliver a raw landscape into the twentieth century. The mighty timbers he hewed and trees he felled were the means to build and fuel a coun... + Read More
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Series: Joseph Brant and His World 18th Century Mohawk Warrior and Statesman Paperback James Paxton 9781552770238 $19.95 HISTORY Oct 15, 2008

Joseph Brant was a promising but undistinguished Mohawk warrior living in upper New York State. He became an innovative, influential leader and spokesperson for First Nations, whose support for Britain during the American Revolution led to their resettlement in Upper Canada along the Grand River. Their descendants live today on the large Six Nations Reserve alongside the Grand, south of Brantford in southwestern Ontario.This new, illustrated biography of Brant reflects recent research into the political, social and cultural background of his li... + Read More
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Series: Micmac by Choice Elsie Sark--An Island Legend Paperback M. Olga McKenna 9780887800771 $24.95 HISTORY Jan 01, 1990

Elsie Sark, an enigma and a legend, came to the Lennox Island Reserve, Prince Edward Island, in 1918 as the English bride of Mi'kmaq war hero John J. Sark. Greeted on arrival by her father-in-law Chief John T. Sark and an assembly of Mi'kmaq residents, she found herself in the midst of a community in conflict. Without relinquishing her Victorian manner she settled on the Reserve, raising a family. Her life story sheds new light on Native-white relations on Prince Edward Island, but more than that, it bears witness to one woman's dedication to h... + Read More
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Series: Goodread Biographies Pauline A Biography of Pauline Johnson 1st edition Electronic book text, PDF Betty Keller 9780887801518 $9.95 HISTORY Jan 01, 1987

Brought up in a strict and sheltered household, the daughter of a Mohawk chief and a non-native woman, Pauline Johnson struggled to make an independent life for herself.She found it as a poet and performer whose dramatic recitals skirted the boundaries of what was acceptable to "respectable" Canadian society. Her performances took her from the backwoods of British Columbia's gold country to the drawing rooms of England. Onstage she assumed the role of an Indian princess, while in her personal life she observed Victorian moral strictures, all th... + Read More
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Series: Reservations Are for Indians Paperback Heather Robertson 9781550283655 $16.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 01, 1991

Offering a sympathetic but detached portrait of Canada's native people, Reservations are for Indians has become a classic.Combining the skills of a novelist with those of an accomplished journalist, Heather Robertson captures the vicious circle of dependence created by government policies which ensnares aboriginal Canadians. Her account combines a description of life in four reserve communities with a history of government policies and programmes, describing the circumstances which yielded a generation of native leaders who demand a new place ... + Read More
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Series: The Inuit and Their Land The Story of Nunavut Paperback Donald Purich 9781550283822 $19.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jan 01, 1992

The Inuit and Their Land explores the social, economic and political history of Nunavut and describes the Inuit struggle for self-government.
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Series: Amazing Stories Tecumseh Diplomat and Warrior in the War of 1812 Paperback Irene Gordon 9781552774304 $9.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 11 - 18 Dec 04, 2009

This is the biography of Tecumseh, a legendary nineteenth century Shawnee warrior, a hero of the War of 1812 and a man who spent most of his life trying to build a Native confederacy to withstand the pressure on native lands from American settlement.It also tells the story of his younger brother Lalawethika and of Lalawethika's transformation from a drunken ne'er-do-well to the charismatic spiritual leader known as The Prophet.As a diplomat, Tecumseh dealt with the British and American authorities, with settlers and with First Nations peoples o... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Heritage Houses of Prince Edward Island Two hundred years of domestic architecture Paperback James MacNutt 9780887807114 $34.95 HISTORY Oct 16, 2006

Full-colour photographs of stunning homes with a description of the leading architectural styles found on the Island This book depicts the architectural styles of Prince Edward Island houses from 1759 to 1955. Drawn from styles in Britain and North America, Island architects developed their own unique variations -- in all, twenty-three styles are presented. With extensive colour photography, more than 90 homes are used to document the architectural styles dealt with by the authors.
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Samuel Cunard Nova Scotia's Master of the North Atlantic Paperback John Boileau 9780887807121 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 16, 2006

An illustrated biography of a Canadian who sparked a world transportation revolution In North America, the name Cunard is synonymous with shipping. This book traces the entrepreneurial rise of Samuel Cunard who, for decades, ruled a shipping empire on the North Atlantic. By the time Cunard died in 1865, he had witnessed the emergence of steamships, developed trade links with China and helped establish the Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company. He was a director of the Bank of British North America and bought huge tracts of land in PEI. He... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History The Bell Family in Baddeck Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel Bell in Cape Breton Paperback Judith Tulloch 9780887807138 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 16, 2006

A warm and inviting picture-album look at the life and work of Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell during their years in Nova Scotia When the Bell family first arrived in the village of Baddeck in 1885, Alexander Graham Bell had already made his fortune with the invention of the telephone a decade earlier. When they returned to Baddeck a year later, they found a perfect spot for their summer home, Beinn Bhreagh, on a headland that offered a panoramic view of lakes, islands and hills; it was bathed in light from sunrise to sunset. It was here over t... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Toronto Since 1918 An Illustrated History Paperback James Lemon 9780888627377 $29.95 HISTORY Jan 01, 2002

During the twentieth century Torontonians have gone from pitying Cabbagetowners to envying them, from watching Lionel Conacher at a sandlot to watching the Blue Jays at the SkyDome. This book chronicles the immense changes that Canada's largest city has undergone in this frenetic period. In 1918 Toronto was a provincial city with a half-million inhabitants, overwhelmingly British, Protestant and Tory. Today the city is undeniably world-class, its three million inhabitants gathered from all over the polyglot globe. Despite this metamorphosis, ho... + Read More
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Series: Justice for Canada's Aboriginal Peoples Paperback Renee Dupuis 9781550287752 $19.95 LAW Oct 03, 2002

Canada's political leaders tirelessly proclaim it the best country on earth in which to live, a land of plenty and of boundless opportunity for all. Canada's Aboriginal peoples view things differently: after decades of living in legislatively determined Third World conditions, many are demanding the tools with which to develop their communities and institutions on a sounder, saner basis. In this award-winning book, human rights specialist Renée Dupuis takes a fresh look at the "wall of misunderstanding" that surrounds Aboriginal issues in Cana... + Read More
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Series: The Invasion of Canada Battles of the War of 1812 Paperback Ronald J. Dale 9781552777848 $19.95 HISTORY Apr 18, 2011

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain--the most powerful nation in the world. Britain was in the midst of a long and perilous struggle with Napoleon's France, convincing President Thomas Jefferson that taking Canada would be "a mere matter of marching." Jefferson was terribly wrong. In this book Ron Dale traces the course of this gruelling two-year conflict, bringing to life people and engagements that have become legendary in Canada: General Brock's stand at Queenston Heights, Tecumseh's death at Moraviantown, Laura... + Read More
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Series: Canada's Little War Fighting for the British Empire in Southern Africa 1899-1902 Paperback Carman Miller 9781550288056 $19.95 HISTORY Mar 01, 2006

The Boer War in South Africa was Canada's first trial by fire. The pre-eminent superpower of the day, Great Britain, had decided to wage one of its 'little wars' against two white Protestant, Dutch-speaking republics in southern Africa, who had declared their independence from all European empires. At stake was control of rich resources--gold and diamonds--and strategic advantage. Canada was divided. Many Canadians wanted to see their country prove its loyalty to the Empire by sending troops to fight alongside the British. Others felt Canada ... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Hearth and Home Women and the Art of Open Hearth Cooking Paperback Fiona Lucas 9781550289213 $19.95 HISTORY Jun 26, 2006

Explore the rich history of women's work and the art of cooking over an open hearth in historic Canadian kitchens. Today the fireplace with its crackling logs is a romantic icon representing the heart of the home, but not so long ago its role was much more than symbolic. A hearth or fireplace was an essential first fixture in Canadian homes and its warmth sustained the family in many ways. Whether in a longhouse, a fishing shack, a log cabin, a manor home, or on a thriving farm, the kitchen was the main workplace of Canadian women within famil... + Read More
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Series: Peasants in the Promised Land Canada and the Ukrainians Paperback Jaroslav Petryshyn 9780888629258 $14.95 HISTORY Jan 01, 1985

For many years following Confederation, Canada remained an absurd country: with its vast West still free of agricultural settlers, John A. Macdonald's vision of a great nation bound together by a transcontinental railway and a nationalist economic policy remained an unfulfilled dream. On the other side of the Atlantic, the present-day Ukraine was vastly overpopulated with "redundant" peasants. Their increasingly precarious existence triggered emigration: more than 170 000 of them sailed for Canada. Life in the promised land was hard. Many Cana... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History A Heritage of Stone Buildings of Niagara, St. Catharines, the Hamilton Escarpment, Paris, Cambridge, Waterloo County, Guelph, Fergus and Elora and St. Marys Paperback Nina Chapple 9781550289350 $34.95 HISTORY Oct 16, 2006

The story of the stone buildings of the cities and towns of southwest Ontario Constructed in the most permanent of building materials, historic stone buildings are, quite literally, touchstones to other times and other lives. Exploring the history of these mid-nineteenth-century buildings -- among them, charming cottages and farmhouses, spectacular mansions, glorious churches and cathedrals, and dignified civic buildings -- reveals a picture of their communities' origins, aspirations and evolution. From the stories of the houses and buildings i... + Read More
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Series: Hamilton: A People's History Paperback Bill Freeman 9781550289367 $29.95 HISTORY Oct 14, 2006

Pioneers, soldiers, merchants, murderers, workers and bosses--all contributed to the colourful history of the tough, attractive city of Hamilton. Popular historian Bill Freeman tells the story of the city from the time of its earliest habitation through the War of 1812, on to its heyday as a major manufacturing centre. The key roles that the railway and Hamilton's spectacular geography played in the city's development are fully described, and the many forceful personalities who shaped Hamilton's history are brought to life. Bill Freeman's livel... + Read More
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Series: An Arctic Man The classic account of sixty-five years in Canada's North New edition Electronic book text, PDF Ernie Lyall 9780887809453 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 13, 2011

Ernie Lyall was born in Labrador in 1910 and joined the Hudson's Bay Company at a time when it was expanding its presence in the Eastern Arctic. He spent many years as a front-line player with the company, building stores and developing trade with the local people. He became part of the Inuit community by marrying an Inuk and together with his wife Nipisha he raised a large family, some members of which play significant roles in today's Nunavut. Ernie's fluency in both Inuktitut and English made him a key interpreter and witness to many histori... + Read More
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Series: Prince Edward's Legacy The Duke of Kent in Halifax: Romance and Beautiful Buildings Hardcover William D. Naftel 9780887806483 $29.95 Nov 01, 2005

An illustrated account of how the young Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's father, set new social, cultural and military fashions in Halifax When Edward Augustus, fourth son of King George III, arrived in Halifax in 1794 he was not only a prince, a colonel and commander-in-chief, he was also living under a dark cloud of debt, indiscretions and parental disapproval. With him he brought his mistress -- Thérèse Bernardine Mongenet, later known as Julie St.Laurent -- and together they became the pinnacle of the social elite in Halifax. They later enj... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History The Age of Sail Master Shipbuilders of the Maritimes Paperback Formac Publishing Company Limited 9780887806681 $24.95 HISTORY May 26, 2005

The 19th century was the age of shipbuilding in the Maritime Provinces: all along the coast men were turning trees into ships that would sail on the world's oceans. Farmers and fishermen became master craftsmen building huge, deep-water vessels. In this beautifully illustrated volume, marine historian Stanley Spicer recaptures the age of sail and its many colourful characters. From hundreds of shipbuilders, Spicer has selected the Troops of Saint John, the Killams of Yarmouth, Joseph Cunard in Bathurst, the Peake family of Prince Edward Island... + Read More
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Series: The Haligonians 100 Fascinating Lives from the Halifax Region Paperback Roma Senn 9780887806711 $14.95 Nov 07, 2005

The heart of the communities around Halifax harbour lives on in the people who left their mark Nothing illustrates the dynamic history of the towns that make up Halifax Regional Municipality better than the lives of the men and women who have called it home. The behind-the-scenes history of Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford comes to life in this collection of insightful stories. The writers describe lives of people who either found their final resting place in Halifax or for whom there is a plaque or memorial. John Boileau recounts the exciting ... + Read More
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Series: Chinatown An illustrated history of the Chinese Communities of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax Paperback Paul Yee 9781550288421 $34.95 HISTORY Oct 19, 2005

Explore the rich history of Canada's Chinatowns in this extensively illustrated book Canada's Chinese community found its roots in the late nineteenth century, when many Chinese left their overcrowded homeland in search of opportunity in Canada. But they faced daunting challenges when they arrived -- including poverty, racism, and prohibitions on family members coming to join them. In this book, extensively illustrated with contemporary and archival images, author Paul Yee tells the stories of eight Canadian Chinatowns -- Vancouver, Victoria,... + Read More
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Series: Steamboats on the Lakes Paperback Maurice D. Smith 9781550288858 $24.95 TRANSPORTATION Oct 25, 2005

Filled with rich illustrations, discover how steamships shaped the people and places of 19th century OntarioIn the nineteenth century, steamships ruled the Great Lakes and rivers of Upper Canada (now Ontario). Powered by ever-evolving engines that helped them defy the forces of wind and waves governing the progress of a sailing ship, steamships sped up not only the transportation of passengers and goods throughout the province but its very settlement and growth.In Steamboats on the Lakes, marine historian Maurice D. Smith brings together techno... + Read More
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Series: Hamilton's Hockey Tigers Paperback David Wesley 9781550288872 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 07, 2005

From the shadowy first years of NHL hockey, the forgotten tale of Hamilton's short-lived NHL franchise, and the owner-player conflict that killed a team the town loved. Hamilton's Hockey Tigers is the colourful story of the only NHL team ever to go on strike. After four years in the NHL basement, the Hamilton Tigers -- scrappers from northern Ontario, most of them -- were top of the league and ready to fight for the 1925 Stanley Cup. But in an era when amateurs could make more than their professional brothers, the team's ten hard-slogging play... + Read More
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Series: Fastest in the World The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils Paperback John Boileau 9780887806216 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2004

Like the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments. When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying machines, he developed hydrofoils as a means of getting airborne from water. In 1919, on the Bras d'Or lakes in Cape Breton, Bell and his collaborator Casey Baldwin broke a world speed record when their prototype HD-4 skimmed across the waves at 61.5 knots. Fifty years later, the Canadian navy set a record for the fastest speed of any warship with their hydr... + Read More
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Series: Explosion in Halifax Harbour The illustrated account of a disaster that shook the world Paperback David B. Flemming 9780887806322 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2004

The first illustrated book with full-colour visuals giving a compelling account of the explosion and its aftermath. On the morning of December 6, 1917, the residents of Halifax's North End witnessed first-hand the terrifying destruction of the First World War when a fully loaded munitions ship collided with a larger relief ship, caught fire and then exploded in the harbour. The blast laid waste a huge residential area as well as the waterfront and several factories. This book offers a definitive account of the explosion and its aftermath, and ... + Read More
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Series: Remembering Singalong Jubilee Paperback Ernest J. Dick 9780887806421 $22.95 Oct 01, 2004

A book that relives the folksong era of the Sixties and Seventies, including acclaimed Canadian performers Anne Murray, Catherine McKinnon, Shirley Eikhard and many more. One of the most popular television shows ever aired by CBC television was produced in Halifax and relied on amateur local talent. From its first broadcast in 1961, Singalong Jubilee was an immediate success. Internationally renowned singer Anne Murray made her debut on Singalong, as did Shirley Eikhard, Catherine McKinnon and Clary Croft. This illustrated book includes fir... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Bold Privateers Terror, Plunder and Profit on Canada's Atlantic Coast Paperback Roger Marsters 9780887806445 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2004

Dramatic accounts of privateer captains patrolling the coast of North America. In war, disrupting and depleting the enemy's supply of goods is the way to victory. During the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, armed merchant ships were licensed to cruise the seas, alone or in small convoys to chase and capture enemy cargo vessels and to attack coastal forts. This collection of fascinating stories of the era's notorious privateers begins with Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville who led a campaign against the Hudson's Bay Company posts in the Far North,... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History The Fall of New France How the French lost a North American empire 1754-1763 Paperback Ronald J. Dale 9781550288407 $19.95 HISTORY May 01, 2004

Two great empires collided in North America in the 1750s when France and Great Britain (with the eager support of Britain's American colonies) contested control of the Ohio Valley and Nova Scotia. We live with the outcome of this conflict today. It set the stage for a bilingual Canada with an English majority, for the emergence of the independent United States, and for the long decline in influence and power of aboriginal nations. In this handsome book extensively illustrated with paintings, sketches, and colour photographs of important sites a... + Read More
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Series: The Fur Trade in Canada An illustrated history Paperback Michael Payne 9781550288438 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2004

An engaging new look at this compelling era in Canadian history. The fur trade set the tone for European exploration of North America and established the very foundation of Canada. In this book, extensively illustrated with visuals from some of Canada's most prominent museums and archives, historian Michael Payne explores the personalities and events that shaped this powerful business.Many of Canada's cities trace their roots to the fur trade. From Champlain's settlement of Quebec to the founding of Fort Edmonton and Fort Victoria by the Hud... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Ontario House Styles The distinctive architecture of the province's 18th and 19th century homes Paperback Robert Mikel 9781550288452 $34.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2004

Stunning full-colour photographs and engaging text show readers how to identify Ontario's many unique types of homes. Ontario has a rich history of architectural styles, and is home to some of the most stunning heritage houses in North America. In this book, author Robert Mikel profiles in depth every important house style the province has seen over the past three centuries -- from the grand elegance of the Italianate to the intimacy and coziness of the Ontario Cottage. Readers will see how each house style developed in Europe, came to Ontario,... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Heritage Treasures The historic homes of Ancaster, Burlington, Dundas, East Flamborough, Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Waterdown Paperback Susan Evans Shaw 9781550288674 $34.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2004

The region's finest heritage homes come to life in glorious colour in the pages of this authoritative new book. Within the communities of Hamilton and Burlington are many fine heritage homes built in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Together, Hamiltonians Susan Evans Shaw and Jean Crankshaw combed the streets and reviewed archive files to choose a selection that represents the many hundreds of heritage homes in the Hamilton/Burlington area. Author Susan Evans Shaw researched the history of each home and the people who have lived in... + Read More
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Series: Horse-Drawn Carriages and Sleighs Elegant Vehicles from New England and New Brunswick Paperback Peter Dickinson 9780887806162 $19.95 Oct 22, 2003

For many years some of the finest craftsmen throughout North America laboured in factories large and small to produce carriages and sleighs. This book celebrates their skills and artistry. This full-colour book presents the full range of vehicles they produced: carts, carriages, sleighs, buggies and slovens -- from the very grand opera bus to the functional ox wagon. The text looks at design developments, the variety of usage and technological details. This book draws on one of the finest collections of horse-drawn vehicles in North America, ... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Bush Planes and Bush Pilots Electronic book text, PDF Dan McCaffery 9781550287653 $19.95 TRAVEL Jun 01, 2003

Now available in paperback, Bush Planes and Bush Pilots tells the stories of sixteen extraordinary bush planes that can be found in Canada's aviation museums, and the pilots who flew them. It is also a celebration of some of the greatest moments in Canadian history, when daring young pilots defied incredible odds to open up some of the nation's most remote regions to the outside world.Each bush plane is profiled individually, accompanied by historical and contemporary visuals and colour artwork. Author Dan McCaffery highlights a diverse spectru... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Lunenburg: Then and Now Paperback Brian Cuthbertson 9780887805660 $19.95 HISTORY Nov 19, 2002

Lunenburg is one of Nova Scotia's most famous and picturesque towns. With its steep streets leading up from the harbour, lined with bright, distinctive heritage buildings built during its fishing and shipbuilding heyday, the town has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this full-colour book, historian and heritage expert Brian Cuthbertson takes his readers on a tour of the old town, examining the charm of its landmark buildings such as the Lunenburg Academy, and the eclectic blend of old and new on its iconic waterfront. Cuthbe... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Shipwreck Treasures Disaster and Discovery on Canada's East Coast Paperback Roger Marsters 9780887805677 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 16, 2002

From the dramatic rescue attempt of the passengers of the S.S. Atlantic in 1873 to the sinking of the bulk carrier MV Flare in 1982, disaster at sea is a continual reminder of the ocean's annihilating power. This book recounts the compelling stories of many of the most exciting shipwrecks on Canada's east coast: S.S. Atlantic, HMS Tribune, the Chameau, the offshore oil rig Ocean Ranger. The narratives highlight the cause of each wreck, attempts at rescue and, in many cases, the present-day preservation of the wreck sites. These sites, once the... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Hamilton Street Names An Illustrated History Paperback Margaret Houghton 9781550287738 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 22, 2002

Beach Boulevard, Mud Street, Sulphur Springs Road, Paradise Road, the Jolley Cut -- street names are a vivid and living embodiment of a city's history, of the dreams, passions and workaday concerns of its citizens. Love, murder, betrayal, political intrigue -- all are present in this engaging new book about Hamilton's past. Most Hamiltonians know that MacNab Street was named after Allan Napier MacNab, a famous native son, but who were the people who gave their names to James, King or Barton streets, Fennell Avenue, or Kitty Murray Lane? Street... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery's Favourite Places Paperback Deirdre Kessler 9780887805134 $14.95 TRAVEL May 15, 2001

The landscape of Prince Edward Island set Lucy Maud Montgomery's imagination on fire. This book explores the places where she grew up and discovers the settings of her most famous works of fiction. Green Gables, once the home of Montgomery's relatives, is now furnished and decorated based on descriptions in her most famous novel. Nearby is the author's childhood home--her grandparents' farm--and at New London, her lovingly preserved birthplace. At Park Corner, visitors can enjoy one of her favourite places--Silver Bush, the home of her Campbel... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History The Halifax Citadel Portrait of a Military Fortress Paperback Brian Cuthbertson 9780887805172 $16.95 HISTORY Jun 05, 2001

The Halifax Citadel was a great bastion of the British Empire, the impregnable shield of the "Warden of the North". Today it is one of Canada's most famous landmarks: every year thousands visit the star-shaped fortress, watch the traditional firing of the noon-day gun and roam the ramparts and the fortified buildings where British soldiers were once garrisoned. They watch the re-enactment of military exercises by men and women in authentic 19th-century military uniforms, and enjoy the music of the pipe band in the Parade. This richly-illustrate... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History Beautiful Ontario Towns Paperback Fred Dahms 9781550287134 $16.95 TRAVEL May 15, 2001

Beautiful Ontario Towns captures the unique heritage preserved in southwestern Ontario's small towns and villages. Fred Dahms has selected ten prosperous, picturesque communities that offer a welcome respite for city dwellers looking for a pleasant outing -- or a new place to live. Some, like St. Jacobs, Elora and St. Marys, are already well known. Others, like Neustadt or Thornbury, are an unexpected surprise. Each of these settlements would make a comfortable and enjoyable day's outing for residents of Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo o... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History The Invasion of Canada Battles of the War of 1812 Paperback Ronald J. Dale 9781550287387 $19.95 HISTORY Oct 26, 2001

On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain--the most powerful nation in the world. Britain was in the midst of a long and perilous struggle with Napoleon's France, convincing President Thomas Jefferson that taking Canada would be "a mere matter of marching." Jefferson was terribly wrong. In this book Ron Dale traces the course of this gruelling two-year conflict, bringing to life people and engagements that have become legendary in Canada: General Brock's stand at Queenston Heights, Tecumseh's death at Moraviantown, Laura... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Halifax: Discovering Its Heritage Paperback Stephen Poole 9780887805141 $16.95 TRAVEL Jan 01, 2000

Halifax offers 250 years of history to discover: this book introduces the city's rich past with remarkable colour photography. A vibrant waterfront, handsome eighteenth-century public buildings, a unique Citadel fortress overlooking the harbour, an eclectic array of churches and tree-lined Victorian neighbourhoods all contribute to Halifax's appeal. Combining photographs of Halifax today with an informative text, this volume ranges from Point Pleasant Park to the historic sites of sister-city Dartmouth. Halifax: Discovering its Heritage will he... + Read More
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Series: Fort Henry An Illustrated History Paperback Stephen Mecredy 9781550286311 $16.95 HISTORY Jan 01, 2000

Stephen D. Mecredy tells the story of Fort Henry, the people and events--hangings, escapes, cholera outbreaks--involved in its colourful past. Fort Henry, with its massive limestone walls and elegant Martello towers, was once central to the defence of Canada; today, its precision drill and battle reenactments attract visitors from the world over. This book offers a richly illustrated guide to the fort: its history is shown in dramatic photographs and rare nineteenth-century prints and paintings, while an illustrated walking tour takes the visi... + Read More
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Series: Canada's Warplanes Unique Aircraft in Canada's Aviation Museums Paperback Dan McCaffery 9781550286991 $19.95 HISTORY Jan 01, 2000

Canada's Warplanes is a visually rich book chronicling the exciting careers of 24 outstanding aircraft piloted by Canadians in the First and Second World Wars and in the Cold War. Dan McCaffery highlights a diverse spectrum of aircraft from First World War biplanes such as the SPAD VII and the Sopwith Camel, to Second World War classics such as the Spitfire and Lancaster. Also included are famous Commonwealth trainers such as the Harvard and Tiger Moth, and sleek Cold War jet aircraft such as the CF-104 Starfighter. Eyewitness accounts of dra... + Read More
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Series: Formac Illustrated History Titanic Remembered The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax Electronic book text, PDF Alan Ruffman 9780887804670 $16.95 TRANSPORTATION Jan 01, 1999

The sinking of the ocean-liner Titanic in April of 1912 captured the attention of the world; as the nearest large port to the site of the disaster, Halifax became the focus of the world's grief. Today, visitors from around the world go to Halifax to see the many unique artefacts of the sinking in the collection of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, a permanent exhibit that recounts the story of Titanic and the city's role in the disaster. This book describes the extensive search that followed the sinking and examines how people came to terms ... + Read More
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Series: Touring the Cabot Trail Paperback Susan Biagi 9780887804762 $16.95 TRAVEL Jan 01, 1999

The Cabot Trail is famed for spectacular views of mountains, ocean and forest. Then there are its hidden treasures -- its sandy beaches and peaceful woodland trails, the habitat of wild birds and animals, as well as many species of wildflowers and trees. This book offers the visitor a guide to the Cabot Trail itself, and to many of the other fine attractions of Cape Breton Island. More than a hundred images by photographer Keith Vaughan capture the area at its best. Author Susan Biagi shares her knowledge of Cape Breton's heritage and culture... + Read More