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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 Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List: One-of-a-Kind Travel Experiences
By Robin Esrock. 2016
From Robin Esrock, author of The Great Canadian Bucket List, comes a look at the best that Canada’s prairies have…
to offer. Having travelled to over one hundred countries on six continents, international travel guru and bestselling author Robin Esrock turns his attention to the Canadian prairies. Robin spent years personally discovering these one-of-a-kind destinations and activities you have to try in Manitoba and Saskatchewan: Float in “Canada’s Dead Sea” Track polar bears along Hudson Bay Horse-ride through herds of free-roaming bison Uncover ancient archaeological mysteries in Winnipeg Learn what it takes to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Witness the largest gathering of snakes in the world Party with the wildest sports fans in Canada Bask on a tropical beach — on a prairie lake Bundled with an extensive up-to-date companion website, The Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List provides all the inspiration and information you’ll need to follow in his footsteps.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 insightThe Great Atlantic Canada Bucket List: One-of-a-Kind Travel Experiences
By Robin Esrock. 2015
Most Canadians think of travel as a way to escape the snow, cold, and dreary winter skies. But Robin Esrock…
loves all that our eastern provinces have to offer visitors, and so will you! The Great Atlantic Canada Bucket List highlights the best travel experiences to be had on Canada’s East Coast. Not your typical travel guide, Robin’s recommendations encompass outdoor adventure and natural wonders as well as the unique food, culture, and history of the Maritimes. Categorized by province, The Great Atlantic Canada Bucket List will give you a first-hand perspective on: • Ziplining over a waterfall in New Brunswick. • Harvesting an iceberg for a Newfoundland cocktail. • Exploring Nova Scotia’s Cabot Trail. • Walking the seabed beneath Hopewell Rocks. • Cycling across Canada’s island province. • Rafting a tidal wave in the Bay of Fundy.Inside 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 insightCanadian Performing Arts Bundle: Emma Albani / John Grierson / Mary Pickford
By Peggy Dymond Leavey, Michelle Labrèche-Larouche, Gary Evans. 2013
Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. In these books we explore…
the lives of some Canadian pioneers in the world of performing arts. Profiled are: Mary Pickford, the silent screen star of the 1920s; Emma Albani, a classical singer who reached the heights of fame in Europe; and John Grierson, a filmmaker responsible for setting up the National Film Board of Canada. Includes: Emma Albani John Grierson Mary PickfordLondon Eh to Zed: 101 Discoveries for Canadian Visitors to London
By Christopher Walters. 2015
Discover London — and Canada — in one guidebook! Thousands of Canadians visit London, England, every year. But what their…
popular guidebooks always fail to mention are the over one hundred objects, monuments, and locations in the city associated with their own home and native land. Take for example the statue of half-mad General Charles Gordon standing beside the River Thames. His capture by rebels set in motion a dramatic rescue attempt that became Canada's first overseas military mission. Then there's the world's most famous suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Do Canadians know she marched on syphilis in Canada after winning the vote for women in Britain? Or that a cross-eyed doctor from McGill University in Montreal became London's most notorious serial killer after Jack the Ripper? London Eh to Zed is a light-hearted and entertaining walking guide especially for Canadians. Exploring seven neighbourhoods in London, it uncovers 101 fun discoveries about our history, character, passions, and foibles. Along streets in St. James's, Greenwich, and elsewhere, readers will meet men and women like the doomed adventurer Sir John Franklin, the un-amused Queen Victoria, and the tennis-loving but luckless Prince Rupert, first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who never collected any HBC Rewards.Believing in Books: The Story of Lillian Smith
By Sydell Waxman. 2002
Have you ever read a book that you couldn’t put down? Has that book taken you to other countries, to…
other centuries? Have you found yourself brimming with excitement, exclaiming to all who will listen, "Read this book!" This biography is the story of a child who took her love of childrens’ books and found a way to share it with the world as she grew up. Her voice would be the first to carry the message of childrens’ right to read across the world. It is not too much to say that she started a revolution for children’s books in her career as the first children’s librarian in the British Commonwealth.The Voyageur Canadian History 2-Book Bundle: The Refugee / The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808
By George E Clarke, Benjamin Drew, W Kaye Lamb. 2014
Voyageur Classics is a series that issues special new versions of Canadian classics, with added material and special introductions. In…
this bundle we find two classic works of Canadian historical writing. During three extraordinary years, 1805-1808, Simon Fraser undertook the third major expedition across North America, culminating in his famous journey down the river in British Columbia that now bears his name. Fraser’s exploratory efforts helped lead to Canada’s boundary later being declared at the 49th parallel. In this new volume, librarian and archivist W. Kaye Lamb provides a detailed introduction as well as illuminating annotations to Fraser’s journals. In the early 1850s, white American abolitionist Benjamin Drew was commissioned to travel to Canada West (now Ontario) to interview escaped slaves from the United States. In the course of his journeys in Canada, Drew visited Chatham, Toronto, Galt, Hamilton, London, Dresden, Windsor, and a number of other communities. Originally published in 1856, Drew’s book is the only collection of first-hand interviews of fugitive slaves in Canada ever done. It is an invaluable record of early black Canadian experience. Includes The Refugee The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808Mike Filey's Toronto Sketches, Books 4-6
By Mike Filey. 1996
Mike Filey s column The Way We Were first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not…
long after the first edition of the paper hit the newsstands on September 16 1973 Now over four decades later Filey s column has enjoyed an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper s most popular features In 1992 a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches The Way We Were Since then another ten volumes have been published Each column looks at Toronto as it was and contributes to our understanding of how the city became what it is Illustrated with photographs of the city s people and places of the past Toronto Sketches are nostalgic journeys for the long-time Torontonian and a voyage of discovery for the newcomer This special bundle collects volumes four to six packed with fascinating information about Toronto s history Includes Toronto Sketches 4 Toronto Sketches 5 Toronto Sketches 6Inside the Museum — Fort York National Historic Site
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 one of the jewels in Toronto s historical crown Fort York This fort was the famous site of the Battle of York in 1813 and was founded in 1793 as a military outpost it served as a barracks as recently as the First World War and is one of the city s leading tourist attractions John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour providing fascinating historical background and insightInside the Museum — The Market Gallery
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 Market Gallery at 95 Front Street East the upper floor of the famous St Lawrence Market Walk into the market s interior and look back carefully and you clearly see an earlier building It is the remains of Toronto s first purpose-built City Hall John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour providing fascinating historical background and insightDiscovering the Arctic: The Story of John Rae
By John Wilson. 2003
Short-listed for the 2004 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Norma Fleck Award and commended for the 2004 Best Books for Kids…
and Teens Discovering the Arctic is an exciting recounting of the life of a 19th century doctor and explorer who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company and opened up vast tracts of land in the Canadian Arctic and may have been the true discoverer of the Northwest Passage. Rae discovered the fate of the failed Franklin Expedition and evidence of cannibalism on the bones he found, but he was disgraced by a slanderous campaign against his name, which resulted in a century of subsequent obscurity. Rae was one of the first Europeans to show respect for Inuit customs and to take inspiration from their Arctic survival skills. John Wilson brings this fascinating man and his times to life in an exciting narrative full of survival stories, shipwrecks and scandals. The book is illustrated with sketches, maps and archival photos.For Valour: Canadians and the Victoria Cross in the Great War
By Gerald Gliddon. 2015
The collected stories of the Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration. As Canada came into its…
own as a nation during the First World War, proving itself capable of standing alongside Britain on the world stage, scores of Canadians were awarded the Commonwealth’s highest award for pre-eminent acts of valour, self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty, the Victoria Cross. For Valour details every Canadian VC recipient from the First World War. These men, ordinary servicemen from widely differing social backgrounds, acted with valour above and beyond the call of duty. Their stories and experiences offer a fresh perspective on the “war to end all wars.” Series editor Gerald Gliddon and contributors Stephen Snelling, and Peter F. Batchelor, examine the men and the dramatic events that led to the granting of this most prized of medals. Each of the men’s stories is different, but they all have one thing in common — acts of extraordinary bravery under fire.