North America local history
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Listen to the WolvesCan a man, alone in the Canadian wilderness, in the depths of the worst winter in memory, surrounded by wolves, survive and fulfill his unique destiny? John has just finished eight grueling years of study in First Nation's People. His Ph.D. and professorship will...
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Nothing But the Truth: A MemoirNATIONAL BESTSELLER An intimate and no-holds-barred memoir by Canada's top defence lawyer, Nothing But the Truth weaves Marie Henein's personal story with her strongly held views on society's most pressing issues, legal and otherwise. With Nothing But the Truth, Marie Henein, arguably the most...
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The Foresters' Scribe: Remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies Through the First World War Letters of Regimental Quartermaster SergeaThe Foresters' Scribe is the first comprehensive study of the Newfoundland Forestry Companies (NFC) of the First World War. It adds a long-overdue and essential chapter to the Great War history of Newfoundland and Labrador. A century has gone by since the NFC was...
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The Battle for the Fourteenth Colony: America's War of Liberation in Canada, 1774-1776In this dramatic retelling of one of history's great "what-ifs," Mark R. Anderson examines the American colonies' campaign to bring Quebec into the Continental confederation and free the Canadians from British "tyranny." This significant reassessment of a little-studied campaign examines developments on both sides...
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Lake Erie Stories: Struggle and Survival on a Freshwater OceanThis thoroughly researched history explores the personalities and events that have shaped Lake Erie and the towns and cities that surround it.Author: Chad FraserPublisher: Dundurn PressPublished: 05/05/2008Pages: 232Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.86h x 6.09w x 0.57dISBN: 9781550027822About the AuthorChad Fraser was born in Leamington,...
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The Littlest Bunny in Edmonton: An Easter AdventureIt's Easter morning, and the littlest bunny has a big secret: he's actually the Easter Bunny! He has a lot of work to do! Join him as he hides eggs high and low, with a final stop at your house!Author: Lily JacobsPublisher: Hometown WorldPublished:...
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Una Postal Desde Canadá (a Postcard from Canada)Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a boy in Canada, and they set off on a magical adventure to see his country.Author: Laurie FriedmanPublisher: Crabtree BlossomsPublished: 09/01/2022Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.10dISBN: 9781039649927Language: SpanishAudience: Ages...
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El Mundo de ElaUna divertida aventura en la que una joven elefanta aprende sobre diferentes culturas e idiomas mientras explora un zoo el día de su cumpleaños. A través de cautivadoras y coloridas ilustraciones, los niños y jóvenes lectores tendrán la oportunidad de participar en esta divertida...
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Blackness in Mexico: Afro-Mexican Recognition and the Production of Citizenship in the Costa ChicaAn up-closeview of the movement to make "Afro-Mexican" an official cultural category Through historical and ethnographic research, Blackness in Mexico delvesinto the ongoing movement toward recognizing Black Mexicans as a cultural groupwithin a nation that has long viewed the non-Black Mestizo as the archetypal...
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Making a Home: Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled PeopleIn most Canadian provinces, people with severe physical disabilities are simply warehoused in nursing homes, where many people, especially in the age of homecare, are in the final stages of their lives. It is difficult for a young person to live in a home...
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Behind Closed Doors: Stories from the Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolBehind Closed Doors features written testimonials from thirty-two individuals who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The school was one of many infamous residential schools that operated from 1893 to 1979. These storytellers give voice to the thousands as they remember and share with...
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Shki: A MysteryThe battered, snow-covered body of a woman is found on the banks of the Ottawa River, across from the Parliament Buildings, launching a complex investigation led by Sergeant John Bass and Coroner Gen Simone. Discovered next to the body is a bag of unrefined...
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Atoned in TruthWhen Lou Brandon retires as the only constable of a small Manitoba town, his life takes on a comfortable but aimless routine. That changes when he slowly becomes friends with the new Catholic priest, Peter Wilson. As the two struggle with life, unlikely circumstances...
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Benjamin and the Backyard BeastAre you ready for an adventure you'll never forget? A young boy and his father need your help as they venture through the depths of a cold Canadian forest on their quest to find a moose! Will this creature be a monstrous beast or...
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Tales of an Unsung Sourdough: The Extraordinary Klondike Adventures of Johnny LindIn the mid-1880s, Johnny Lind, a teenager from Pond Mills, Ontario, struck out for adventure and wealth. After a decade working as a railroader in the United States, Johnny headed north, to Yukon and Alaska, and he was mining gold nearby when the Klondike...
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The Loyalist Corps: Americans in Service to the KingThe Loyalists were Americans who opposed the Revolution and took up arms to fight for King George III. The Loyalist equivalent of the Continental Army was the Loyalist Corps. More than 150 military units were raised by Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. In the...
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Caciques and Their People: A Volume in Honor of Ronald Spores Volume 89A volume of essays by Mesoamerican scholars on topics ranging from Zapotec archaeology to Cuicatec irrigation and Mixtec codices to Aztec ethnohistory. Authors use a direct historical approach, the comparative method, or develop models that contribute to ethnological and archaeological theory. Contributors: J. Chance,...
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Canadian Railroad TrilogyNominee for the 2012 Silver Birch Express Award in the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot's heart-stirring song, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," to readers young and old. The song was commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to...
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At the Heart of the Borderlands: Africans and Afro-Descendants on the Edges of Colonial Spanish AmericaAt the Heart of the Borderlands is the first book-length study of Africans and Afro-descendants in the frontiers of Spanish America. While people of African descent have formed part of most borderlands histories, this study recognizes and explains their critical contribution to the formation...
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Campobello IslandDuring its long, legendary history, Campobello Island has been known by many names: the Native American word for it was Abahquict, French explorers called it Port aux Coquilles, and the English named it Outer Island. Campobello rises on the outer edge of Passamaquoddy Bay...
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