Travels in Canada, and the United States, in 1816 and 1817
by Francis Hall
Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula, the Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians Volume 2
by Henry Youle Hind
While some scholars have focused on various aspects of the denominational origins of the education system, and others have revealed the influence of religion on the electoral results of the pre-1864 period, the complete story has never been told. In Between Damnation and Starvation John Greene presents a first time, far-reaching analysis of the origins and evolution of developments in both religion and politics in Newfoundland. He reveals the full details of political struggles, presenting the...
The Voyageur Canadian History 2-Book Bundle (Voyageur Classics, #28)
by Benjamin Drew
Journal Du Marquis de Montcalm Durant Ses Campagnes En Canada de 1756 A 1759 (Ed.1895) (Histoire)
by Louis-Joseph Montcalm De Saint-Veran
As Sam McKinney retraced the explorations of Captain George Vancouver and his men from Puget Sound to Queen Charlotte Sound he wondered, "Could I have been one of them?" In the 1790s, Vancouver's crew rowed for long hours day after day, and camped on rocky beaches in all weathers to chart the intricate coastline for European colonial exploits. Two hundred years later, McKinney followed their ancient path in his 25-foot sailboat, anchoring where they did, meeting the same winds and waves, and sha...
Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula
by Henry Youle Hind
Journey to the Heart of the First Peoples Collection
Journey to the Heart of the First Peoples Collections reveals objects of unimagined beauty and rarity. Its pages will bring you into the world of the Aboriginal nations of Quebec, Canada, the United States, Amazonia, and Oceania. The history of this collection spans a period stretching from New France, with objects brought back by the priests of the Seminaire de Quebec from missions in various regions of the Americas, to the present, with the most recent donations by collectors passionate about...
Frigates and Foremasts (Studies in Canadian Military History)
by Julian Gwyn
The first comprehensive study of naval operations involving NorthAmerican squadrons in Nova Scotia waters, Frigates andForemasts offers a masterful analysis of the motives behind thedeployment of Royal Navy vessels between 1745 and 1815, and thenavy's role on the Western Atlantic. Interweaving historicalanalysis with vivid descriptions of pivotal events from the first siegeof Louisbourg in 1745 to the end of the wars with the United States andFrance in 1815, Julian Gwyn illuminates the complex s...
Four Years on the Great Lakes, 1813-1816
by Don Bamford and Paul Carroll
David Wingfield joined the Royal Navy in 1806, at the age of fourteen. His service took him to the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.
Death at Snake Hill
by Paul Litt, Ronald E. Williamson, and Joseph W a Whitehorne
In 1987, archaeologists working on a number of waterfront lots in Fort Erie, Ontario, discovered bones that turned out to be the remains of soldiers who had died during the American occupation of Fort Erie 173 years before. They had uncovered a U.S. military graveyard from the War of 1812. The archaeological dig that followed attracted great public interest and media attention on both sides of the border. Historical research and scientific analysis of the bones combined to produce a remarkably d...
A Reply to the Report of the Earl of Durham
by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
One of his most famous works was his controversial Reply to Lord Durham's Report, written at white heat and originally published in 1839, at first in the form of seven letters to the Times. This edition also includes an introduction from Alfred G. Bailey, a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of New Brunswick.
The Baptists in Upper and Lower Canada before 1820
by Stuart Ivison and Fred Rosser
A useful and complete summary of all the scientific information available on one of the most significant plant species in the western and intermountain regions. Among the plant species of the great Basin rangeland, the Purshia - ancient members of the rose family evolved to survive the aridity and temperature extremes of this harsh region - are one of the most important. This book-length study of this key plant species provides a comprehensive examination of the biology and ecology of the specie...