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  • The Town of York 1793-1815

    A Collection of Documents of Early Toronto

    Edición de Edith Firth ...
    Series series Heritage
    This volume, the fifth of the Ontario Series of the Champlain Society, tells the history of the town of York (Toronto) from the arrival of John Graves Simcoe in 1793 through the war of 1812 until news of the peace reached the town in the spring of 1815. The selection of contemporary documents attempts to show why York was chosen for a settlement in the first place, the kind of community that ... Leer más

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    The United Empire Loyalists and the Making of Canada

    Esteemed Canadian author Peter C. Newman recounts the dramatic journey of the United Empire Loyalists—their exodus from America, their resettlement in the wilds of British North America, and their defense of what would prove to be the social and moral foundation of Canada.In 1776, tensions in the British colonies were reaching a fever pitch. The citizenry was divided between those who wished to ... Leer más

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  • Ice Ghosts

    The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition

    de Paul Watson ...
    "Intriguing [and] enjoyable." —Ian McGuire, New York Times Book ReviewIce Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845—whose two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the recent incredible discoveries of the wrecks. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize ... Leer más

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  • A People's History of Quebec

    Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote.Connecting everyday life to the events that ... Leer más

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  • Policing the Plains

    Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police

    de R. G. MacBeth ...
    In "Policing the Plains," R. G. MacBeth explores the complexities of law enforcement in the Canadian West during the late 19th century, deftly weaving historical narrative with a critical analysis of social justice and authority. His meticulous attention to detail and immersive prose captures the tension between traditional Indigenous ways of life and encroaching colonial laws. MacBeth's narrative ... Leer más

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  • Cold Fire

    Kennedy's Northern Front

    de John Boyko ...
    Forget all you think you know about the Kennedy years. With narrative flair and sparkling storytelling, acclaimed historian John Boyko explores the crucial period when America and its allies were fighting the Cold War's most treacherous battles, Canadians were trading sovereignty for security, and everyone feared a nuclear holocaust.At the centre of this story are three leaders. President John F. ... Leer más

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  • Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV

    Classic work of history. According to Wikipedia: "Francis Parkman (September 16, 1823 - November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as history and especially as literature, although the biases of his work have met ... Leer más

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  • Original Highways

    Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada

    de Roy MacGregor ...
    Expanding on his landmark Globe and Mail series in which he documented his travels down sixteen of Canada's great rivers, Roy MacGregor tells the story of our country through the stories of its original highways, and how they sustain our spirit, identity and economy—past, present and future.No country is more blessed with fresh water than Canada. From the mouth of the Fraser River in BC, to the ... Leer más

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  • Smoke Signals

    The Native Takeback of North America's Tobacco Industry

    When Europeans discovered tobacco among Amerindians in the New World, it became a long-sought panacea of panaceas, the critical ingredient in enemas, ointments, syrups, and powders employed to treat everything from syphilis to cancer. Almost five centuries passed before medical researchers concluded that tobacco is unhealthy and can cause cancer.Smoke Signals follows tobacco from its origins in ... Leer más

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  • The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant

    Enriched edition. A Chronicle of Indigenous Leadership during the Revolutionary War

    In "The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant," Louis Aubrey Wood intricately chronicles the life of Joseph Brant, a prominent Mohawk leader during the American Revolution. Through a vivid narrative that marries historical fact with rich storytelling, Wood captures the complexities of Brant's role as a mediator between British colonial interests and the indigenous peoples of ... Leer más

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  • The Loxleys and the War of 1812 Novel

    The Novelisation

    de Alan Grant ...
    On June 18th, 1812, the United States of America declared war on Great Britain and looked to conquering Canada as the first military objective of the war. Adapted by the author himself from the best-selling graphic novel, this novelisation introduces the Loxleys, a Canadian family living in the Niagara peninsula, as they're torn apart by the American invasion, and the subsequent war that raged ... Leer más

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  • Call in Pinkerton's

    American Detectives at Work for Canada

    Soon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services. Call in Pinkerton’s is the history of the agency’s work on behalf of Canadian governments and police forces.During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Pinkerton’s operatives hunted legendary train robber Bill Miner in the woods of British Columbia ... Leer más

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