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Polar bear express country
By Michael Barnes. 1988
A train ride through an isolated area of Ontario, from Cochrane to Moosonee on the southern tip of James Bay.…
Includes the history of the area, from the Cree settlement through to the Hudson's Bay Company fur-trading days and the building of the railroad. For junior high readers. 1988.Portrait of Canada
By June Callwood. 1981
Plague: a story of smallpox in Montreal
By Michael Bliss. 1991
In 1885, smallpox was brought to Montreal by a railway porter and, through the mishandling of his case, the virus…
spread throughout the city. Montreal was quarantined from the rest of North America and over 3000 people died as the battle ensued between the advocates and the opponents of vaccination.Pier 21: the gateway that changed Canada
By Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic, J. P LeBlanc. 1988
Pier 21 in Halifax served for years as the front door to Canada, the entryway through which more than a…
million immigrants passed. This account of the human drama that unfolded at this historic site begins with the first wave of European settlers, and the early problems of quarantine, and progresses through the Depression and both World Wars.Pier 21: gateway of hope
By Linda Granfield. 2000
For more than 40 years, Pier 21 was the gateway in to Canada or out to the world beyond. From…
the early days of immigration in the 20th century to the departure of Canadian soldiers overseas during the Second World War, Canada's Ellis Island was a place that witnessed many a heartbreaking separation and joyous reunion. Granfield gives us a sense of what it was like to arrive as a stranger to this country, how it felt to leave in a time of war, what refugees experienced at this portal and why the site is now of such historic importance. Grades 3-6. 2000.Our century: the Canadian journey in the Twentieth Century
By Robert Bothwell, J. L Granatstein. 2000
Canada has recently been named the best country on earth in which to live. The authors look at why, and…
at Canada's role in world affairs. A chronicle of the significant 20th century events and changes that have affected not only Canada, but also the world. 2000.Our Canadian flag
By Maxine Trottier. 2004
Original highways: travelling the great rivers of Canada
By Roy MacGregor. 2017
No country is more blessed with fresh water than Canada. MacGregor, has paddled, sailed and traversed Canada's rivers, learned their…
stories and secrets, and the tales of centuries lived on their rapids and riverbanks. He raises lost tales, like that of the Great Tax Revolt of the Gatineau River, and reconsiders histories like that of the Irish would-be settlers who died on Grosse Ile and the incredible resilience of settlers in the Red River Valley. Along the Grand, the Ottawa and others, he meets the successful conservationists behind the resuscitation of polluted wetlands, including even Toronto's Don, the most abused river in Canada (where he witnesses families of mink, returned to play on its banks). Long before our national railroad was built, our rivers held Canada together; in these sixteen portraits, filled with yesterday's adventures and tomorrow's promise, MacGregor weaves together a story of Canada and its ongoing relationship with its most precious resource. 2017.Once upon a tomb: stories from Canadian graveyards
By Nancy Millar. 1997
Believing the graveyards tell a great deal about a country, Nancy Millar explores graveyards across Canada. She relates stories about…
pioneers and settlers, missionaries and Native people, and both the famous and ordinary Canadians who created our country. 1997.Now you know Canada: 150 years of fascinating facts (Now You Know Ser. #21)
By Doug Lennox. 2017
Just in time for Canada's 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history,…
famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between. In these pages, you'll learn the answers to questions like: Where did the word "Canuck" come from? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? Why do Canadian engineers wear iron rings? What famous explorer played hockey in the Arctic? Who was the first Black woman elected to Canada's Parliament? What unlikely team beat Canada for the gold medal for hockey in the 1936 Winter Olympics? How did the Halifax Explosion occur? Bestseller. 2017.O little town: remembering life in a prairie village
By Harlo L Jones. 1995
Combining youthful innocence and wonder with adult awareness and insight, Harlo Jones chronicles the life of Dinsmore, Saskatchewan in the…
1920s and 1930s. Recalling the people, even the family dogs, who lived there, he talks about how the town worked, for example its electrical system, and also the institutions of a prairie town -- social, religious, educational, and commercial. 1995.Nucleus: the history of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
By Robert Bothwell. 1988
Bothwell traces the history of both AECL and nuclear technology in Canada. Beginning with the early experiments in the 1930s…
in Europe, he describes the research and development of nuclear power in Canada, as well as Canadians' changing perceptions of and support for nuclear technology. 1988.Nova Scotia: shaped by the sea : a living history
By Lesley Choyce. 1996
An informal history of Nova Scotia, starting from its geology dating back more than 500 million years ago, and ending…
in the present. Choyce follows the arrival of different cultures, the wars fought over Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotia's attachment to the sea. c1996.North River: the story of B.C.'s North Thompson Valley and Yellowhead Highway
By Muriel Poulton Dunford. 2000
A resident of the North Thompson Valley for 50 years, the author uses a lifetime of observation and nearly a…
decade of research in her account of the history of the region from the pre-contact First Nations culture to the present. This is the story of the fur-traders, surveyors, homesteaders and fortune-seekers who passed through the area and of the few who stayed to call the valley home. 2000.None is too many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948
By Irving Martin Abella, Harold Martin Troper. 1982
In the years 1933 to 1948, when the Jews of Europe were looking for a place of refuge from Nazi…
persecution, Canada shut its door. This book traces the origins and results of Canada's immigration policy towards Jews. 1982.Night witches: the untold story of Soviet women in combat
By Bruce Myles. 1990
In 1941, as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for female volunteers…
to join the Russian air force. Making up three regiments, the lives, exploits, loves and fears of these women are captured here - the pilots whom the Germans came to dread as the "Night witches". 1990.Niagara's Freedom Trail: a guide to African-Canadian history on the Niagara Peninsula
By Owen A Thomas. 1996
Thomas presents a guide to the history of the Underground Railroad in the Niagara region of Ontario, and discusses the…
events and major figures involved in the Underground Railroad. This book can also be used as a guide-book to plan excursions to the sites mentioned. 1996.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.