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Real Hauntings 4-Book Bundle: Creepy Capital / Spooky Sudbury / Haunted Hamilton / Tomes of Terror
By Jenny Jelen, Mark Leslie. 2009
Experience a ghostly thrill with Mark Leslie’s four books on strange supernatural happenings. Creepy Capital True stories of ghostly encounters…
and creepy locales lurk throughout the Ottawa region. Come along with Canada’s paranormal raconteur extraordinaire, Mark Leslie, and discover the first-person accounts of ghostly happenings at landmarks throughout the historic city and surrounding towns. Haunted Hamilton From the Hermitage ruins to Dundurn Castle, from the Customs House to Stoney Creek Battlefield Park, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, is steeped in a rich history and culture. But beneath the surface of the Steel City there dwells a darker heart — from the shadows of yesteryear arise the unexplained, the bizarre, and the chilling. Spooky Sudbury From haunted mine shafts to inexplicable lights in the northern sky, there are strange things afoot in the peaceful northern municipality of Sudbury; eerie phenomenon that will amaze, give you pause, make you wonder, and have you looking twice at what might first appear to be innocent shadows. Tomes of Terror It’s been said that books have a life of their own, but there’s more than literature lurking in the cobwebbed recesses of dusty bookstores and libraries across Canada. Read about some of the most celebrated and eerie bookish haunts, and try to brush off that feeling of someone watching from just over your shoulder…Fifty Years Honouring Canadians: The Order of Canada, 1967–2017
By Christopher Mccreery. 2017
This fully illustrated history traces the Order of Canada from its establishment in 1967 to its place today as a…
national honour. Over the past fifty years more than six thousand Canadians have been appointed to the Order of Canada. Those who embody the motto of the Order through their efforts to “Desire a better country,” continue to be recognized by the Crown and their fellow Canadians with the familiar white snowflake insignia. This illustrated history traces the origins of the Order, from the debate surrounding Canadians accepting peerages and knighthoods that took place during the First World War, through to Vincent Massey and Lester Pearson’s great desire to see their fellow citizens recognized with a truly Canadian honour. Details about the design of the insignia, investitures, and prominent members of the Order of Canada are also included. Rich with illustrations and historical vignettes, this book provides an easily accessible window into the fascinating history of our pre-eminent national honour.Inside Hamilton's Museums
By John Goddard. 2016
Exploring Hamilton through its heritage museums Inside Hamilton s Museums helps to satisfy a growing curiosity…
about Canada s steel capital as it evolves into a post-industrial city and cultural destination With an emphasis on storytelling and unsung heroes the book identifies where Sergeant Alexander Fraser bayonetted seven enemy soldiers in a shocking attack to save Upper Canada in 1813 It evokes the day in 1939 when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth opened the Queen Elizabeth Way the first intercity divided highway in North America And it illuminates the four months in 1846 when an otherwise immensely privileged teenager Sophia MacNab documented her mother s excruciating demise Appealing to Hamiltonians and visitors alike the book brings to life the former residents of Dundurn Castle Whitehern Historic House the Old Waterworks Battlefield House Griffin House the Joseph Brant Museum and the Erland Lee Museum birthplace of the Women s InstitutesEvolution of an Unorthodox Rabbi
By Rabbi John Moscowitz. 2015
Prominent Canadian rabbi John Moscowitz charts the shifts in his views over the years — controversial for some, exciting for…
others — on the issues that matter most to Jews today. John Moscowitz spent his early twenties as an anti-Vietnam War activist. Eventually dubious about the radical left and alive with love for Israel, he entered the rabbinical seminary in search of his own people. This set him on a path to becoming, as Senator Linda Frum put it, one of Toronto’s “most cherished and effective rabbis.” In this book, John Moscowitz charts the shifts in his thinking on the charged matters among the Jews today: the viability of peace in the Middle East; how we misjudge the nature of evil; and, once having been exposed to the savannahs of East Africa, even the relationship between evolution and the Bible. Part memoir, part social history, this book is a deep examination of a long personal journey, one travelled in public as a prominent rabbi. Along the way, it captures what unites and divides an ancient people today.The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson: Separating Fact from Fiction
By Gregory Klages. 2016
A National Post Bestseller! How did Tom Thomson die in the summer of 1917? Was landscape painter Tom Thomson shot…
by poachers, or by a German-American draft dodger? Did a blow from a canoe paddle knock him unconscious and into the water? Was he fatally injured in a drunken fight? Did he end his life out of fear of being forced to marry his pregnant girlfriend? Commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of the renowned Canadian landscape painter, The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson offers an authoritative review of the historical record, as well as some theories you might not have thought of in a hundred years. Cultural historian Gregory Klages surveys first-hand testimony and archival records about Thomson’s tragic demise, attempting to sort fact from legend in the death of this Canadian icon.Toronto Sketches 12: “The Way We Were”
By Mike Filey. 2015
Mike Filey brings the stories of Toronto, its people and places, to life. Mike Filey’s column “The Way We Were”…
first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the paper’s first edition hit newsstands on September 16, 1973. Now, almost four decades later, Filey’s column has had an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper’s most widely read features. In 1992, a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches: “The Way We Were.” Since then another eleven volumes have been published to great success, with over 5,000 copies sold. In his latest compilation, Filey recounts the story of the controversial (though not altogether surprising) renovations at Union Station, as well as the history of Toronto’s own Kennedy family.The New Urban Agenda: The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
By Christopher Hume, Bill Freeman. 2015
2015 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted City planning in the GTHA has been mired in political grandstanding for the past…
decade, The New Urban Agenda offers a plain language solution to the issues plaguing the GTHA. Politics in the Greater Toronto, Hamilton Area (GTHA) have become increasingly divisive over the past decade, and solutions to the city’s problems have become hot-topic issues debated in council and the press, but never finding resolution.The New Urban Agenda is equal parts history, social science, and call to action to solve the major problems facing the GTHA. Issues such as urban and suburban development, transit, the region’s environmental impact, affordable housing, and the seemingly inherent gridlock of municipal politics are all discussed. Award-winning author Bill Freeman offers a level-headed approach to the problems and lays out an agenda that will lead to an improvement in the quality of life in our neighbourhoods and downtowns and make our cities more economically viable. He encourages individuals and communities to speak up for themselves and get involved in politics at a grassroots level. With no shortage of examples, he shows how this strategy can create the change that is needed to move cities forward in a way that benefits everyone, not just the business and political elite.The First Muslim
By Lesley Hazleton. 2013
The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited--and remade.Muhammad's was a life of almost…
unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known. In The First Muslim, Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life. Drawing on early eyewitness sources and on history, politics, religion, and psychology, she renders him as a man in full, in all his complexity and vitality.Hazleton's account follows the arc of Muhammad's rise from powerlessness to power, from anonymity to renown, from insignificance to lasting significance. How did a child shunted to the margins end up revolutionizing his world? How did a merchant come to challenge the established order with a new vision of social justice? How did the pariah hounded out of Mecca turn exile into a new and victorious beginning? How did the outsider become the ultimate insider?Impeccably researched and thrillingly readable, Hazleton's narrative creates vivid insight into a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, nonviolence and violence, rejection and acclaim. The First Muslim illuminates not only an immensely significant figure but his lastingly relevant legacy.Jonathan Edwards: A Life
By George M. Marsden. 2003
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is a towering figure in American history. A controversial theologian and the author of the famous sermon…
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, he ignited the momentous Great Awakening of the eighteenth century. In this definitive and long-awaited biography, Jonathan Edwards emerges as both a great American and a brilliant Christian. George Marsden evokes the world of colonial New England in which Edwards was reared-a frontier civilization at the center of a conflict between Native Americans, French Catholics, and English Protestants. Drawing on newly available sources, Marsden demonstrates how these cultural and religious battles shaped Edwards's life and thought. Marsden reveals Edwards as a complex thinker and human being who struggled to reconcile his Puritan heritage with the secular, modern world emerging out of the Enlightenment. In this, Edwards's life anticipated the deep contradictions of our American culture. Meticulously researched and beautifully composed, this biography offers a compelling portrait of an eminent American.In the summer of 1764, Sir William Johnson (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) and over two thousand chiefs representing twenty-four First…
Nations met on the shores of the Niagara River to negotiate the Treaty of Niagara — an agreement between the British Crown and the Indigenous peoples. This treaty, symbolized by the Covenant Chain Wampum, is seen by many Indigenous peoples as the birth of modern Canada, despite the fact that it has been mostly ignored by successive Canadian governments since. The Queen at the Council Fire is the first book to examine the Covenant Chain relationship since its inception. In particular, the book explores the role of what Walter Bagehot calls “the Dignified Crown,” which, though constrained by the traditions of responsible government, remains one of the few institutions able to polish the Covenant Chain and help Canada along the path to reconciliation. The book concludes with concrete suggestions for representatives of the Dignified Crown to strengthen their relationships with Indigenous peoples.Historic Unionville: A Village in the City
By George Duncan. 2015
A guided tour of historic Unionville, a little Ontario village bursting with historic buildings full of stories. Unionville is a…
village in the city — an unexpected oasis where time seems to move a little more slowly than in the hectic world of condos, commercial strips, and traffic gridlock. Since the late 1960s, when Unionville and its vintage Main Street were “discovered,” the village has been a magnet for visitors. Historic Unionville is the first detailed exploration of the facts and folklore behind Unionville’s winding ways and eclectic architectural sights, which span two centuries from the Georgian to the Postmodern. Touring the heritage sites that still stand proudly in the community as signposts to the past, George Duncan brings to life stories of the people, places, and events behind this unique and inviting Ontario village.Murder in the Family: The Dr. King Story
By Dan Buchanan. 2015
As the old saying goes, "You can pick your friends, but not your relatives." In tranquil Northumberland County, Ontario, two…
families are well acquainted with the grim truth of that innocuous-sounding expression. They are the descendants of the first, and only, man executed in Northumberland's history. In a sordid true-crime tale of poison and philandering in 1850s Ontario, the respected Dr. William Henry King astonished the countryside with the sinister murder of his wife and with his subsequent attempts to evade justice. His capture and conviction were triumphs of vengeful relatives and early forensic science. Dan Buchanan, a blood relative of Dr. King's, grew up dogged by rumours of his ancestor’s bloody crime, but family shame and obfuscation left him with more questions as time wore on. Now, based on original documents, breathless reportage of the sensational King trial, and interviews held just after the notorious hanging, Buchanan reconstructs the full tale of crime and punishment, which shocked the province and has engendered speculation for over a century and a half.The Toronto Carrying Place: Rediscovering Toronto's Most Ancient Trail
By Glenn Turner. 2015
2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award — Nominated Buried beneath Toronto’s streets is a centuries-old trail that was once the road…
to wealth, adventure, or violent death for thousands of travellers. Now its route lies hidden and forgotten under sidewalks and farmland, though its influence can still be seen. The Toronto Carrying Place brings Southern Ontario’s most important First Nations trail back to life. Retracing the ancient portage from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe, Glenn Turner reveals the dramatic events and extraordinary characters that marked Toronto’s earliest days, and shows how the path played a crucial role in the history of the Wendat (Huron), Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Mississauga First Nations. Toronto’s French and English heritage is also explored, and reminders of the Carrying Place are discovered in unlikely places along its forty-five-kilometre route. Many photographs, maps, and reproductions offer both hikers and armchair voyageurs a look at what remains today of this fascinating portage trail, and an insight into how it has affected the growth of the Greater Toronto Area.This special bundle collects five titles by military history specialist Gavin K. Watt. This series has a unique focus: The…
American War of Independence viewed from the perspective of British operations in the north. The Burning of the Valleys concerns a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York in the fifth year of the war. A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business is about operations in the sixth year, including in the south. In Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy, Watt explores the first two campaigns of the American Revolution through their impact on Canada and describes how a motley group of militia, American loyalists, and British regulars managed to defend Quebec and repel the invaders. Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley concerns the campaign that led to the destruction of British-held Fort Ticonderoga. These titles are essential reading for military history, early Canadian history, and War of Independence history buffs. Includes: The Burning of the Valleys A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business I Am Heartily Ashamed Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy Rebellion in the Mohawk ValleyInside the Museum — Montgomery's Inn
By John Goddard. 2014
Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community …
linked by events personalities and function In this special excerpt we visit Montgomery s Inn on Dundas Street West in present-day Etobicoke For twenty-five years beginning in 1830 the hard-working Irish immigrant Thomas Montgomery presided over the place providing food and lodging to travellers and creating a social hub for the surrounding area The inn is not to be confused with John Montgomery s Tavern on Yonge Street rebel headquarters of the 1837 Rebellion John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour providing fascinating historical background and insightInside the Museum — Spadina House
By John Goddard. 2014
Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community …
linked by events personalities and function In this special excerpt we visit Spadina House on Davenport Hill less renowned than its ornate but much later neighbour Casa Loma and first erected by landowner and politician Dr William Baldwin in 1818 John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour providing fascinating historical background and insightInside the Museum — The Grange
By John Goddard. 2014
Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community …
linked by events personalities and function In this special excerpt we visit the well-known Grange at 317 Dundas Street West near the Art Gallery of Ontario More than any other house in Toronto The Grange built in 1817 testifies to the years when a tiny colonial elite connected by blood and marriage the Family Compact dominated the government and judiciary The Grange was home to the Boultons On the Family Compact tree compiled by critic William Lyon Mackenzie patriarch D Arcy Boulton Sr ranked No 1 John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour of the house providing fascinating historical background and insightInside the Museum — Toronto's First Post Office
By John Goddard. 2014
Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community …
linked by events personalities and function In this special excerpt we visit Toronto s first post office at 260 Adelaide Street East a handsome red-brick building still flying the Union Jack and built in 1834 John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour of the house providing fascinating historical background and insightInside the Museum — Campbell House
By John Goddard. 2014
Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community …
linked by events personalities and function In this special excerpt we visit Campbell House 160 Queen Street West at the northwest corner with University Avenue where judge Sir William Campbell the judge of William Lyon Mackenzie s trial built his dream home in 1822 John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour of the house providing fascinating historical background and insightInside the Museum — Mackenzie House
By John Goddard. 2014
Inside the Museums views Toronto s heritage museums for the first time as a single community …
linked by events personalities and function In this special excerpt we visit Mackenzie House the grey-brick townhouse steps from modern Yonge-Dundas Square and the Toronto Eaton Centre where the firebrand rebel publisher lived from 1859 till his death in 1861 his family moved out in 1871 John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour of the house providing fascinating historical background and insight