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Niagara: a history of the falls
By Pierre Berton. 1992
Berton tells the story of Niagara Falls, from its geologic beginnings to its role in cultures up to the present.…
Along the way, he describes the legend and lore it has created, like the daredevils who went over the Falls in barrels and the engineers who tamed its power for electricity. 1992.Namely Vancouver: the hidden history of Vancouver place names
By Jennifer O'Rourke, Tom Snyders. 2001
Traces the origins and history of how places are named in Vancouver and its neighbouring communities. Includes streets, neighbourhoods, waterways,…
mountains, boroughs and buildings. For example: Gastown, Commercial Drive, Leg-in-Boot Square, Lulu Island, Kanaka Creek and more. 2001.Like fields, fences, and old stone walls, roads can seem so much a part of the fabric of a landscape…
that we need reminding that many of them were made intentionally. In New Brunswick, road-building was a great labour performed without fuss by often reluctant workers drawn from a remarkably small population. Against heavy odds, New Brunswick by 1930 had roads and a highway system that, in terms of quality and coverage, was the envy of many larger provinces. 2012.A story of British Columbia logging and the people who logged. The author reminisces about his experiences as a logger,…
beginning in 1918. It also includes his recollections and discussions with more than twenty people who were involved in forestry in British Columbia. 1988.Muddling through: the remarkable story of the Barr Colonists
By Lynne Bowen. 1992
Bowen recounts the adventures of the 2,000 middle-class British citizens who followed the charismatic but inept Anglican minister Isaac Barr…
to settle 200 miles from Saskatoon in 1903. Most were unprepared for the harsh Prairie climate. 1992.Music in every room: around the world in a bad mood
By John Krich. 1984
This account of the author's travels through Southeast and South Asia and the Middle East focuses on the harsh realities…
of poverty and disease. Romantic visions of the mysterious and enlightened East are seen as silly illusions that obscure the hard struggle to survive. Some strong language. 1984.Motorcycle masala: travels through India
By Peter Riordan. 1999
During their travels around India on a motorcycle Peter and his friend Stephanie braved murderous truck drivers, were troubled by…
breakdowns and saw much of the backwaters of India often missed by tourists. 1999.Moose Jaw: people, places, history
By John Larsen, Maurice Richard Libby. 2001
A look at the history of Moose Jaw and its people. Every chapter includes short memoirs about various aspects of…
life in Moose Jaw, such as growing up there, or the history of Crescent Park. 2001.More English than the English: a very social history of Victoria
By Terry Reksten. 1986
This history of Victoria, British Columbia, covers the period from 1834 through World War II and concentrates on its commercial,…
maritime and social development. Anecdotal rather than formal, this book includes information on 61 sites or points of interest. c1986.Mirrors of the unseen: journeys in Iran
By Jason Elliot. 2006
This is an exploration of the immensely rich heritage of Persian culture and a unique portrait of contemporary Iran. In…
it, we are introduced to the hair-raising streets of Tehran, and ponder the sublime architecture of Isfahan; we travel on horseback through the forests of the north, across the bleak landscapes of Kurdistan, and re-trace Robert Byron's steps to the sites of the nation's most fabled monuments. 2006.McGowan's war: The Birth Of British Columbia Politics On The Fraser River Gold Fields
By Donald J Hauka, Richard Nazarewich. 2003
Could a horde of American miners have delivered British Columbia into the hands of the U.S. in 1859? The author…
argues that the new colony was a rifle shot away from war and annexation. This is a rollicking tale of corruption, greed, incompetence and company politics that just happens to be true. 2003.Mavericks: an incorrigible history of Alberta
By Aritha Van Herk. 2001
Alberta is a province that many Canadians don't understand and indeed love to hate. In this history, the author describes…
the range of the province and its people, from mapmakers and ranchers to social reformers, from deadly weather and dinosaur graveyards to oil gushers. While regarded as a province of rednecks, Alberta is also where the Famous Five fought the landmark Person's case, where free speech is taken seriously and extreme views tolerated, and where western neighbourliness is practiced, as its people give assiduously to charity and always lend a hand where help is needed. 2001.Lights of the inside passage: a history of British Columbia's lighthouses and their keepers
By Donald Graham. 1986
Letters from China
By Maureen Hynes. 1981
In 1980, Hynes was selected by the Canadian external affairs department to teach at Sichuan University in China. Letters, diary…
entries, and narrative commentary portray a vivid picture of the day-to-day adventures and experiences of a Canadian "foreign expert" in China. 1981.Making Canada home: how immigrants shaped this country
By Susan Hughes. 2016
People from every single country in the world call Canada home. From the very first arrivals as long as 30,000…
years ago - the ancestors of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples - right up until today, people have settled in this country to build a better life. Chronicles the country’s major waves of immigration, from welcoming early European arrivals to becoming a modern-day safe haven for refugees, while also acknowledging times when Canada has not been especially welcoming. It explores how each period of immigration has shaped the laws, values, and face of Canada on the way to today’s multicultural society. Includes personal accounts, historic documents, memorabilia, and archival photographs, as well as maps, sidebars, a timeline, and a glossary. Grades 4-7. 2016.Loyalists and layabouts: the rapid rise and fall of Shellburne, Nova Scotia, 1783-1792
By Stephen Kimber. 2008
A few hundred loyalists gathered in New York on November 16, 1782, abandoned by their king, unwelcome in their land,…
and with no choice but to flee. Their dream was to build a new and improved New York City called Shelburne, in Nova Scotia, beside one of the best harbours in the world. The city would be more refined, royal, loyal, and exclusive, but within the decade, Shelburne was a wasteland of abandoned homes and shops. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.Lords of the lake: the naval war on Lake Ontario,1812-1814
By Robert Malcomson. 1998
In the War of 1812, control of Lake Ontario was key, and the battle for it lasted the longest. The…
feats and failures of the opposing commodores, Isaac Chauncey and Sir James Yeo, are described, as are the roles played by key military and political leaders in shaping the course of the war. Features not only sea battles and raids, but shipwrecks, chases, and blockades, as well as the treacheries of egotists and the bravery of heroes. c1998.Lost and found in Acadie
By Clive Doucet. 2004
A complex tapestry, made up of many threads of history, depicting the history of Acadia and its unique culture, and…
the people that belong to it. The pillars of Acadian society are contrasted sharply with those upholding our society today, and the many ways of life that fall into the Acadian experience are described. Covers the initial settling of Acadia, the friendship developed with the Mi'kmaq, the civil war that helped to tear Acadia apart, to the horrors of the deportation, and the subsequent attempts to rebuild and relocate history, family, and truth amidst a shattered people. 2004.Long road home: a China journal
By Vera Schwarcz. 1984
An exchange student at Peking University gives an account of her insights. Includes descriptions of the 30th anniversary celebration of…
the People's Republic of China, and her journey through 13 provinces. 1984.Laughing all the way home
By Joan Finnigan. 1984