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By Peter McFarlane, Wayne Haimila. 1999
From the cockpit of a single engine Cessna Peter McFarlane and Wayne Haimila trace the ancient routes of westward moving…
European settlers. They discuss how those places looked then and how they look now, and tell the story from the perspective of the native peoples the Europeans encountered. 1999.By Silver Donald Cameron. 1991
In 1990 Cameron, along with his wife and son, sailed their cutter the "Silversark" around Cape Breton Island. At each…
stop along the way, they discovered a place rich in history and filled with extraordinary inhabitants. A detailed and engaging account of a different sort of summer vacation. 1991.By Dennis Gruending. 1996
A collection of short pieces illustrating the history of Saskatchewan. Chronicles of the land before European settlement, recollections of aboriginal…
people, and excerpts from fur-trade diaries provide historical background. Accounts of Mounties, explorers, and settlers are mixed with stories of the often raucous political life of the province, and some of Saskatchewan's favourite pastimes. c1996.By John Hope Simpson, Quita Hope Simpson, Peter Neary. 1996
A selection of letters from Sir John Hope Simpson and Lady Hope Simpson to their children in Great Britain, while…
Hope Simpson was a member of the British-appointed body which governed Newfoundland during the 1930s. The pair travelled widely, and their letters offer insights into Newfoundland politics and society. 1996.By Stephen Brook. 1987
By Bruce Armstrong. 1981
Sable Island, known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the 500 ships wrecked off its shores, has become…
better known in recent years as the home of wild horses. 1981.By Wayne Grady. 1995
Toronto is home to more wild wildlife today than in the nineteenth century. Thousands of species of native flora and…
fauna grow in a city which has become a lush ecosystem in itself. Wayne Grady writes about the extraordinary natural world which exists in Toronto's backyards and valleys. c1995.By Dave Margoshes. 1992
This introduction to Saskatchewan and its people covers its residents, beginning with its original native residents and later European settlement,…
the government, economy, tourism, and the arts. Also included is a section of "Facts at a glance" which highlists information from the text, such as population statistics, important dates, and important people. Junior high and older. c1992.By Sheila Burnford. 1964
By Joseph Howe, M. G Parks. 1973
In 1828, Joseph Howe, still only in his early twenties, began publishing a series of travel sketches in his newspaper,…
the "Novascotian." Written during his frequent travels in his province, they provide a unique account of the Nova Scotia of the nineteenth century. c1973.By Tristan Demers. 2010
L'histoire d'amour entre Tintin et les jeunes lecteurs québécois a commencé bien avant qu'Hergé ne foule pour la première fois…
le sol américain, en 1965. Lors de son séjours au Québec, des milliers d'admirateurs se pressent autour de lui et, réciproquement, Hergé ressent d'emblée pour ce pays une sympathie profonde. Cet ouvrage à l'allure de journal retrace le voyage d'Hergé à Montréal, Québec et Manicouagan. Salon du Livre : Lauréat volet Vie pratique 2011. 2010.The author focuses on the part of the CPR which was built through the Rocky Mountains. He describes the various…
routes, the problems faced by engineers, and the construction of bridges and tunnels. 1987.By Charles Gordon. 1997
In the summer of 1996, Charles Gordon and his wife Nancy packed up the family car and drove across Canada…
and back. Gordon writes of the places they visited, the animals and other bizarre creatures they met, and the situations they found themselves in during the three month journey. 1997.By Phil Jenkins. 1996
Jenkins traces the history of a single acre of land in Ottawa, from its geologic roots to the present day.…
He describes the native Canadians who lived there, the Europeans who later settled it, and the citizens who lived within its boundaries. 1996.By Cary Fagan. 1990
This personal portrait of a city in upheaval shows a polarized social structure which characterizes the new Toronto. The author…
shows a city divided into the powerful and the powerless, the outrageous and the outraged. 1990.By Douglas Wilkinson. 1955
By Edna Staebler. 1969
By R. Michael M'Gonigle, Wendy C Wickwire. 1988
"Stein" explores the Stein River watershed in British Columbia. Recording its history, and of the Natives who first lived and…
left their ancient art there, it also encompasses the ecological, anthropological, and cultural aspects of the area. The authors discuss the preservation of the Stein from logging, and champion the return to the land by local Natives. 1988.By Pam Flowers, Ann Dixon. 2001
Alone across the Arctic tells the gripping adventure story of Pam Flowers's solo trip across the North American arctic coast…
with her eight sled dogs. Inspired by Knud Rasmussen's pioneer 1923-24 expedition along the same route, Pam is the first woman to traverse the arctic coast alone. Pam's astounding year-long journey over 2,500 miles of frozen wilderness exposed her to heart-stopping perils, from intense blizzards and melting pack ice to a frightening polar bear encounter. With storytelling and journal extracts, she offers powerful insights into the challenges and rewards of such an epic achievement.By Alexandra Morton. 1998
When whale researcher Alex Morton's husband drowned, she and her young son stayed on in the tiny community of Echo…
Bay, B.C. To earn a living, she worked for Billy Proctor as a seasick, greenhorn deckhand. In the process, she learned about his 50 years as a fisherman, and about the B.C. coastline. c1998.