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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

par Stephen Bown ...

Lu par Wayne Ward ...

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12 heure 4 min

A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nationIn The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.In the late ... En savoir plus

$39.99 CAD

A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nationIn The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.In the late
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The Knowing

par Tanya Talaga ...

Lu par Tanya Talaga ...

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15 heure 6 min

From Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call CanadaFor generations, Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared, many of them after being sent to residential schools, “Indian hospitals” and asylums through a ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

From Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call CanadaFor generations, Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared, many of them after being sent to residential schools, “Indian hospitals” and asylums through a
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The Massey Murder

A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country

par Charlotte Gray ...

Lu par Susan Duerden ...

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8 heure 53 min

In February 1915, a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families was shot and killed on the front porch of his home in Toronto as he was returning from work. Carrie Davies, an 18-year-old domestic servant, quickly confessed. But who was the victim here? Charles ""Bert"" Massey, a scion of a famous family, or the frightened, perhaps mentally unstable Carrie, a penniless British immigrant?When the ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

In February 1915, a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families was shot and killed on the front porch of his home in Toronto as he was returning from work. Carrie Davies, an 18-year-old domestic servant, quickly confessed. But who was the victim here? Charles ""Bert"" Massey, a scion of a famous family, or the frightened, perhaps mentally unstable Carrie, a penniless British immigrant?When the
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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

par Linden MacIntrye ...

Lu par Linden MacIntyre ...

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10 heure 50 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... En savoir plus

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
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The Company

The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire

par Stephen R. Bown ...

Lu par Traber Burns ...

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16 heure 5 min

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured
... En savoir plus
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Hope by Terry Fox

par Barbara Adhiya ...

Lu par Sarah Wilson, Evan Mackenzie ...

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9 heure 37 min

Featuring excerpts from Terry’s very own Marathon of Hope journal, Hope by Terry Fox shares the untold story of a well known hero — the goofy, resilient, and courageous 21-year-old who rallied a nation behind his mission.In 1976, when Terry Fox was just eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. It quickly became his mission to help ... En savoir plus

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Featuring excerpts from Terry’s very own Marathon of Hope journal, Hope by Terry Fox shares the untold story of a well known hero — the goofy, resilient, and courageous 21-year-old who rallied a nation behind his mission.In 1976, when Terry Fox was just eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. It quickly became his mission to help
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Vanished Beyond the Map

The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell

par Adam Shoalts ...

Lu par Adam Shoalts ...

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7 heure 44 min

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared. ... En savoir plus

$37.99 CAD

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared.
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The Toronto Book of the Dead

par Adam Bunch ...

Lu par Adam Bunch ...

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12 heure 10 min

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto
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A History of Canada in Ten Maps

Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land

par Adam Shoalts ...

Lu par Adam Shoalts ...

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12 heure 16 min

**Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for NonfictionLonglisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionThe sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before.**Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s ... En savoir plus

$23.00 CAD

**Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for NonfictionLonglisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionThe sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before.**Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s
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Madness, Betrayal and the Lash

The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver

par Stephen R. Bown ...

Lu par Joe Barrett ...

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9 heure 8 min

From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its
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A People's History of Quebec

par Jacques Lacoursière, Robin Philpot ...

Lu par Matthew Josdal ...

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6 heure 29 min

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 ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
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Crazy Town

The Rob Ford Story

par Robyn Doolittle ...

Lu par Erin Bennett ...

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10 heure 54 min

His drug- and alcohol-fueled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied center stage in North America’s fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine.Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

His drug- and alcohol-fueled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied center stage in North America’s fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine.Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the
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Under Assault

Interference and Espionage in China's Secret War Against Canada

par Dennis Molinaro ...

Lu par Taylor Price ...

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8 heure 12 min

**A Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Book in 2025FOREWORD BY CHERIE WONGNational security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life. From cultivating future political leaders at the end of the Cultural Revolution to the foreign-interference scandals that have shaken present-day Ottawa, this definitive ... En savoir plus

$38.99 CAD

**A Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Book in 2025FOREWORD BY CHERIE WONGNational security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life. From cultivating future political leaders at the end of the Cultural Revolution to the foreign-interference scandals that have shaken present-day Ottawa, this definitive
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Making Witches

Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells

par Barbara Rieti ...

Lu par Anita Best, Kenzie Delo ...

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9 heure 16 min

There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends.Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends.Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch
... En savoir plus
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Canadian History Stories: 50 True and Fascinating Tales of Major Events and People from Canada’s Past

par Ahoy Publications ...

Lu par Jay Herbert ...

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3 heure 41 min

Join us in these captivating tales of significant events and interesting characters from Canada’s past!Do you have a keen interest in Canadian history?Do you want to learn about the historical figures and events that laid the foundations for modern-day Canada?Are you looking for a guide that appreciates the diversity and complexity of Canadian history?From indigenous beginnings and European ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Join us in these captivating tales of significant events and interesting characters from Canada’s past!Do you have a keen interest in Canadian history?Do you want to learn about the historical figures and events that laid the foundations for modern-day Canada?Are you looking for a guide that appreciates the diversity and complexity of Canadian history?From indigenous beginnings and European
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Searching for Franklin

New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery

par Ken McGoogan ...

Lu par Bob Souer ...

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9 heure 41 min

Two of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin's expeditions were monumental failures. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to discover the Northwest Passage.This book interweaves two narratives. The first treats the Royal Navy's Arctic Overland Expedition of 1819, a harbinger-misadventure during which Franklin rejected the advice of Dene and Métis leaders and ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

Two of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin's expeditions were monumental failures. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to discover the Northwest Passage.This book interweaves two narratives. The first treats the Royal Navy's Arctic Overland Expedition of 1819, a harbinger-misadventure during which Franklin rejected the advice of Dene and Métis leaders and
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Reading the Bible on Turtle Island

An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation

par H. Daniel Zacharias, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe ...

Lu par H. Daniel Zacharias, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, Shari Russell ...

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9 heure 57 min

In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this ... En savoir plus

$28.99 CAD

In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this
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Rough & Messy Justice

A Train Heist, Murder & Misdeeds

par W. Keith Regular, PhD ...

Lu par Lorene Shyba ...

Collections series True Cases
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7 heure 1 min

Rough & Messy Justice vividly portrays Alberta's Crowsnest Pass of 1920, a rugged Rocky Mountain region shaped by its mining economy and diverse culture. An armed CPR train robbery spirals into a deadly shootout at the Bellevue Café, where police clash with Russian outlaws fresh from Montana’s mines. A surviving bandit escapes, triggering a relentless manhunt. When captured, his trial becomes a ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Rough & Messy Justice vividly portrays Alberta's Crowsnest Pass of 1920, a rugged Rocky Mountain region shaped by its mining economy and diverse culture. An armed CPR train robbery spirals into a deadly shootout at the Bellevue Café, where police clash with Russian outlaws fresh from Montana’s mines. A surviving bandit escapes, triggering a relentless manhunt. When captured, his trial becomes a
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Them Days 1.4

par N. Markham, Bill Shiwak, Michael Pasteen, Wallace McLean, John Montague, Flora Baikie, Jean Crane, Judson Blake Sr., Alice Parrault, Charlie Bird, Alexander Cribb, Frank D. Moores, David Dickinson, Lillian Broomfield, W. H. Elworthy, Torsten Andersen, Alice Andersen, John Edmunds, Percy Davis, George Rich, Bill Brown, Clifford Moores, George Poole Sr., Elizabeth Goudie, Joe Jacque ...

Lu par Aimee Chaulk, Jaimee Brown, Patty Way, Morgen Mills, Mina Campbell, Martha MacDonald, Steph White, Ida Suarak, Jill Larkham, George Way ...

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2 heure 23 min

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication. ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication.
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Historia de Quebec: Una guía fascinante sobre la provincia más extensa de Canadá y su impacto en la historia de Francia

par Captivating History ...

Lu par Luis Trumper ...

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3 heure 58 min

La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema.¿Por qué se han prolongado las tensiones lingüísticas y culturales de la provincia durante casi cuatrocientos años? ¿En qué se diferencia del resto de Canadá? ¿Desempeñaron los pueblos indígenas un papel ... En savoir plus

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La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema.¿Por qué se han prolongado las tensiones lingüísticas y culturales de la provincia durante casi cuatrocientos años? ¿En qué se diferencia del resto de Canadá? ¿Desempeñaron los pueblos indígenas un papel
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Bloody Verrieres

The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges: Volume I: Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, July 18–22, 1944

par Arthur W. Gullachsen ...

Lu par Bruce Mann ...

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12 heure 59 min

South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful ... En savoir plus

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South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful
... En savoir plus
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Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

par Manon Plouffe ...

Lu par Amélie Bonenfant ...

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1 heures 10 min

En 1642, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve et Jeanne Mance fondent, avec une poignée de colons, le petit établissement de Ville-Marie, qui deviendra par la suite Montréal. Chomedey, né en Champagne, est un officier militaire d’expérience. Nommé gouverneur de l’île de Montréal, il est prêt à relever le défi, malgré la présence hostile des Iroquois qui n’auront de cesse d’attaquer la colonie naissante ... En savoir plus

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En 1642, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve et Jeanne Mance fondent, avec une poignée de colons, le petit établissement de Ville-Marie, qui deviendra par la suite Montréal. Chomedey, né en Champagne, est un officier militaire d’expérience. Nommé gouverneur de l’île de Montréal, il est prêt à relever le défi, malgré la présence hostile des Iroquois qui n’auront de cesse d’attaquer la colonie naissante
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Canada: The Empire of the North (UNABRIDGED)

par Agnes C. LAUT ...

Lu par Mallory Berkley ...

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18 heure

Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adventure in Canada's nation building as will give the casual reader knowledge of the country's past, and how that past led along a trail of great heroism to the destiny of a Northern Empire. This volume is in no sense formal history. There will be found in it no ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adventure in Canada's nation building as will give the casual reader knowledge of the country's past, and how that past led along a trail of great heroism to the destiny of a Northern Empire. This volume is in no sense formal history. There will be found in it no
... En savoir plus
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Erebus

One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time

par Michael Palin ...

Lu par Michael Palin ...

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11 heure 5 min

Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014.The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014.The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had
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