Dundurn: 2215 books
The Firebrand
William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion in Upper Canada
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
In The Firebrand, William Kilbourn brings to life the rebel Canadian hero William Lyon Mackenzie. A skilled historian and an entertaining writer, Kilbourn reveals Mackenzie's complex character: able political editor, shrewd recorder of his times, efficient first mayor of Toronto, and gadfly of the...
Habitant Customs
Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2015
This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from...
Northern Algoma
A People's History
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 1996
Northern Algoma is a vast wilderness north of Lake Superior and a land rich in natural resources — fur, gold, iron ore, endless tracts of forests. Its modern history began in the eighteenth century with the fur traders. Then came the gold-seekers, followed by the lumber barons and the industrialists....
by Randall White
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 1996
If Ontario is the land that is ours to discover then surely Randall White has written a book of discovery. Ontario 1610-1985 fulfills the need for a comprehensive text that chronicles the history of one of the founding provinces of Confederation, a province that has provided a vital legacy for Canada.
Ontario...
Now You Know More
The Book of Answers, Vol. 2
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
This is a follow-up to last year's runaway bestseller Now You Know ... The Book of Answers, which went through five printings and sold over 20,000 copies!
Why do we shout "Fore" on a golf course? Why is confetti thrown at a wedding? Exactly how long is a "moment" or a "jiffy"? Why is breaking...
Mobilize!
Why Canada Was Unprepared for the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Despite Canada’s active participation in the First World War, which many claimed made Canada a nation, the country was almost defenceless in September 1939 when war was declared again.
Larry D. Rose, a long-time journalist and a military specialist, examines the military’s own failures,...
Inner Places
The Life of David Milne
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2015
2016 Hamilton Arts Council Literary Award for Non-Fiction — Winner
David Milne is one of Canada’s finest artists, a man whose work speaks to the intricate beauty of the world as he experienced it.
David Milne (1882–1953) dedicated his life to exploring nature and casting it into...
London Eh to Zed
101 Discoveries for Canadian Visitors to London
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 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...
by Heather Kirk
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
In 1927, Mazo de la Roche was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from the American magazine Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna. The book became an immediate bestseller. In 1929, the sequel Whiteoaks also went to the top of bestseller lists. Mazo went on to publish 16...
Maps That Made History
The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2005
Few people can resist the appeal of old maps and plans. Even in these days of disposable mapping - from satellite navigation to customized road directions at the click of a mouse - the historical map continues to present a unique perspective on our changing world. Here we explore 25 glorious examples....
The Great Canadian Bucket List
One-of-a-Kind Travel Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2017
A National Bestseller!
Fully revised with new chapters and fascinating destinations to explore, renowned travel writer Robin Esrock guides you to Canada’s most incredible experiences.
Having visited more than 100 countries on 7 continents, Robin Esrock has built a career chasing the extraordinary....
by Robin Esrock
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
On his personal quest to check off the best of his home country, travel writer and host Robin Esrock catalogues must-sees, including nature, food, culture, history, adrenaline rushes, and quirky Canadiana. After spending years crafting the definitive Canadian Bucket List, he’s packed in enough for...
by Wyndham Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
Self Condemned, originally published in 1954, tells the story of Professor Renarding and his wife, Essie, as they find themselves in Momaco, a fictionalized version of Toronto, following Ren resignation as an academic in London, England. Reduced to a position at the second-rate University of Momaco,...
Forced to Change
Crisis and Reform in the Canadian Armed Forces
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2015
Undeniably, the 1990s were a period of crisis for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Drastic budget reductions and a series of endless scandals all collided to form the perfect storm. The outcome of this was nothing short of the implosion of the Canadian Armed Forces Officer Corps.
Stripped by...