Sable Island (Amazing Stories) (Amazing Stories (Altitude Publishing))
by Johanna Bertin
Journal of the Royal Colonial Institute, Vol. 36
by Great Britain Royal Colonial Institute
An Account of the Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, Now or Late of Kachecky, in New-England [microform]
by Elizabeth 1684-1737 Hanson and Samuel 1676-1753 Bownas
To Know Our Many Selves profiles the history of Canadianstudies, which began as early as the 1840s with the Study of Canada. Indiscussing this comprehensive examination of culture, Hoerderhighlights its unique interdisciplinary approach, which included bothsociological and political angles. Years later, as the study of otherethnicities was added to the cultural story of Canada, a solidfoundation was formed for the nation's master narrative.
Incredible Animal Communicators (Amazing Stories (Altitude Publishing))
by Michelle Greysen and Joyce Grant-Smith
Women in the military? To many, never was too soon. But by 1940, British women were out "doing their bit" for the war effort, and Canadians battled for that same right. Young Canadian women wanted to serve their country, "to free a man to fight," as the recruiting posters urged. By the war's end almost 50,000 of them were in the forces. Carolyn Gossage has compiled a fascinating collage of anecdotal and documentary material. The colourful story of Canada's "forgotten women" - those who volunteer...
In Sons of the Empire, Robert MacDonalf explores popular ideas and myths in Edwardian Britain, their use by Baden-Powell, and their influence on the Boy Scout movement. In particular, he analyses the model of masculinity provided by the imperial frontier, the view that life in younger, far-flung parts of the empre was stronger, less degenerate than in Britain. The stereotypical adventurer - the frontiersman - provided an alternative ethic to British society. The best known example of it at the t...
A collection of the best journalism from Canada's wars, from the time of the Vikings to the war in Afghanistan. Fighting Words is a collection of the very best war journalism created by or about Canadians at war. The collection spans 1,000 years of history, from the Vikings' fight with North American Natives, through New France's struggle for survival against the Iroquois and British, to the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Rebellions of Lower and Upper Canada, the Fenian raids, the Nor...
Wheat-Fields and Industries of Northern Quebec
by Lake St John Colonization Society
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Volume 1, 1874-1923
by Robert MacGregor Dawson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson (Quest Biography, #23) (Quest Library, #23)
by Tom Henighan
One of Canadas most famous and controversial Arctic explorers, Vilhjalmur Stefansson contributed immensely to knowledge about the Far North.