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  • Northern Algoma

    A People's History

    by Daniel G.V. Douglas ...
    Northern Algoma is a vast wilderness north of Lake Superior and a land rich in natural resources — fur, gold, iron ore, endless tracts of forests. Its modern history began in the eighteenth century with the fur traders. Then came the gold-seekers, followed by the lumber barons and the industrialists. As railways opened up the area to the world, more and more people came to seek their fortune, work ... Read more

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  • The Klondike Fever: The Life And Death Of The Last Great Gold Rush

    by Pierre Berton ...
    "Absolutely first-rate."—The New YorkerThis thrilling story is at once first-rate history and first-rate entertainment. Incredible events occurred in North America after a decrepit steamboat docked at Seattle in 1897 containing two tons of pure gold. So frenzied was the clash for gold and so scant was information about conditions in the Klondike that the rush for riches became a kind of fabulous ... Read more

    $8.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flames Across the Border

    1813-1814

    by Pierre Berton ...
    The Canada–U.S. border was in flames as the War of 1812 continued. York's parliament buildings were on fire, Niagara-on-the-Lake burned to the ground and Buffalo lay in ashes. Even the American capital of Washington, far to the south, was put to the torch. The War of 1812 had become one of the nineteenth century's bloodiest struggles.Flames Across the Borderis a compelling evocation of war at its ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Canadians

    A Portrait of a Country and Its People

    by Roy MacGregor ...
    Who are we? In Canadians, one of Canada’s most intelligent and beloved writers maps our national psyche in a wonderful and ambitious work. Canadians is an entertaining portrait of this country and its people, through its history, popular culture, literature, sport, landscape, and weather. In his pursuit of the Canadian national identity, MacGregor has travelled far and wide, taking our pulse, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Marie-Anne

    The Extraordinary Life of Louis Riel's Grandmother

    by Maggie Siggins ...
    Compulsively readable, this first social history of the opening up of the Canadian West is a triumph of historical detective work and gives us Siggins at the top of her game.While researching the biography of Louis Riel, Maggie Siggins became aware of a figure lurking in the background who had had a profound influence on the great Canadian reformer. This was his grand-mother Marie-Anne Lagimodière ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Stories from the Hole in the Ceiling

    by Anne Galway ...
    Children in their formative years often learned secrets and gained an understanding of a wider world through the hole in the ceiling. Now as adults, they share for the first time their cherished memories of overheard conversations that have shaped their lives—stories of humour, heartache, and joy—from friends, relatives, and visitors to their childhood homes. The character of Newfoundland and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

    Third Edition

    by Graham Harris, Les MacPhie ...
    Civil engineers Graham Harris and Les MacPhie have spent over a decade investigating the enigma of Nova Scotia's Oak Island. In this new edition of their book, they set out the previously unknown story of how complex and expensive engineering work was undertaken to create an elaborate flood tunnel on the island. Built to frustrate treasure seekers attempting to get at the valuables buried decades ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Adventurers Of The Far North

    by Stephen Leacock ...
    Stephen Leacock’s Adventurers of the Far North is the compelling factual account of Canada’s exploration of the polar region and the intrepid explorers who ventured into that vast and unforgiving expanse. It is the twentieth volume in the Chronicles of Canada series, which was published between 1914 and 1916.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • The Yukon

    Life Between the Gold Rush and the Alaska Highway

    by Joanne Robertson ...
    Joann Robertson's grandfather moved to the Yukon in 1897 to make his fortune. He did not succeed at that, but he did fall in love with the North. Leaving their eldest two children in London, his wife joined him in 1899. They had six more children born in various settlements. The life the family lived and the work they did-telegraphy, dog-team mail delivery, teaching and working in the gold-mining ... Read more

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  • The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Gordon Sellar ...
    The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 by Gordon Sellar is a captivating anthology that chronicles the remarkable journey of a boy named Gordon Sellar. This gripping story of resilience and survival takes readers from the bustling streets of Glasgow to the expansive frontiers of Ontario. After the loss of his father in the Battle of Waterloo, Gordon is left to navigate life ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Sobering Dilemma

    A History of Prohibition in British Columbia

    by Douglas Hamilton ...
    This fascinating history of alcohol consumption in British Columbia focuses on two periods of harsh liquor prohibitions: first on its Native population from 1854 to 1962, and second, on the entire population, during the 1917 to 1921 period. Using formerly closed police files, Douglas Hamilton traces the scandals, corruption and crime that resulted from the implementation of prohibition. Includes ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Hard Time

    Reforming the Penitentiary in Nineteenth-Century Canada

    by Ted McCoy ...
    Prisons have always existed in a climate of crisis. The penitentiary emerged in the early decades of the nineteenth century as an enlightened alternative to brute punishment, one that would focus on rehabilitation and the inculcation of mainstream social values. Central to this goal was physical labour. The penitentiary was constructed according to a plan that would harness the energies of the ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD