Frances Hern: 3 books
by Frances Hern
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been sought and travelled by daring men seeking profit, glory or a chance to test themselves against the merciless North....
Norman Bethune
The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of a Revered Canadian Doctor
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
"Within hours of his arrival, Norman was taken to meet Chairman Mao Zedong. The smiling man grabbed Norman's hands in welcome....The two men talked for hours." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history or biography. One of the world's top surgeons, an...
Yip Sang
and the First Chinese Canadians
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
During the second half of the 19th century, thousands of Chinese men arrived on the west coast of North America, seeking to escape poverty and make their fortunes in the goldfields or working on the railroads. Among them was 36-year-old Yip Sang, a native of Guangdong province in southeast China,...