Heritage House: 215 books
More Great Cat Stories: Incredible Tales About Exceptional Cats
Incredible Tales About Exceptional Cats
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2011
The bond between cats and their people comes to the fore in these charming true stories. Cinders shows her young owner that she is more than her fears and insecurities. Mr. Morris' love of people makes him a winner as a therapy cat. A stray named Kitty finds a new owner and gives him a reason to live. Poignant and heartwarming, these stories will be cherished by cat lovers of all ages.
Great Dog Stories
Heartwarming Tales of Remarkable Dogs
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2011
Dogs have long acted as protectors, but they are also inspirations to many people who work closely with them. The bonds that people form with their canine companions, from seeing-eye dogs to tracking dogs, can be exceptionally rewarding. Roxanne Willems Snopek tells the stories of nine incredible dogs and their owners.
Simply the Best: Insights and Strategies from Great Hockey Coaches
Insights and Strategies from Great Hockey Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
What makes players simply the best? That's what coach Mike Johnston and former NHL great Ryan Walter set out to discover in Simply the Best: Players on Performance. The authors interviewed Sidney Crosby, Cassie Campbell, Shane Doan, Jarome Iginla, Ed Jovanovski, Trevor Linden, Scott Niedermayer, Joe...
The Lost Lemon Mine
An Unsolved Mystery of the Old West
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
The legend of the Lost Lemon Mine is one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the Canadian West. In 1870, so the story goes, two prospectors named Lemon and Blackjack found gold in the rugged mountains of southwestern Alberta or southeastern British Columbia. Shortly after, Blackjack died at...
Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon
A Cree Story for Children
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Winner of the Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award, 2006 Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival and Book Awards
Kayâs is a young Cree man who is blessed with a Gift that makes him a talented hunter. He knows the ways of the Beings he hunts and can even talk with them in their own languages....
by Rich Mole
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
During the frenzied Klondike Gold Rush, many daring women ventured north to seek riches and adventure or to escape a troubled past. These unforgettable, strong-willed women defied the social conventions of the time and endured heartbreak and horrific conditions to build a life in the wild North. At...
by Anthony Dalton
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
Anson Northup, the first steamboat on the Canadian prairies, arrived in Fort Garry in 1859. Belching hot sparks and growling in fury, it was called "fire canoe" by the local Cree. The first steam-powered passenger vessel in Canada had begun service on the St. Lawrence River in 1809, and...
Lost Nuke
The Last Flight of Bomber 075
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
Just before midnight on February 13, 1950, three engines of a US Air Force B-36 intercontinental bomber caught fire over Canada's northwest coast. The crew jumped, and the plane ditched somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. The fact that the huge aircraft had been carrying a Mark IV nuclear bomb was kept...
Flying on Instinct: Canada's Bush Pilot Pioneers
Canada's Bush Pilot Pioneers
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
They were nicknamed Snow Eagle, Flying Knight, Bush Angel, Punch, Doc and Wop. They worked in open cockpits and flew through cold, snow and fog without the benefit of radios, maps or weather reports. They flew over the Barrens, frozen lakes, boreal forests and mountain ranges by dead reckoning and...
Trail North
The Okanagan Trail of 1858-68 and Its Origins in British Columbia and Washington
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
A revealing history of the ancient trail that served as a major transportation route between Washington and British Columbia and shaped the cultural and economic ties between the two jurisdictions.
Trails are the most enduring memorials of human occupation. Long before stone monuments were...
Ghost Town Stories of BC: Tales of Hope, Heroism and Tragedy
Tales of Hope, Heroism and Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Many of BC's old mining towns are now abandoned ruins, disappearing into the wilderness. These once-thriving towns and the pioneers who built them are remembered in 10 fascinating stories of hard work and heroism. A mine rescue worker sadly recounts a tale of death underground at Coal Creek. Three...
by Diana Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Rich in stories, the Crowsnest Pass region in the southern Rocky Mountains still bears evidence of its tragedies, and one monumental triumph—a railroad rammed through the pass in 18 months. Hailed as the greatest project in the Dominion, the Crow's Nest Pass Railway was built by men who toiled with...
Whistle Posts West
Railway Tales from British Columbia, Alberta, and Yukon
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Everybody has a train story. Whether it comes from a distant relative who worked on the railways or from a family train trip that formed a lasting impression of the Canadian landscape, trains inspire a sense of wonder and nostalgia. They are embedded in the history of Canada as a whole and western...
Bear Child: The Life and Times of Jerry Potts
The Life and Times of Jerry Potts
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
The West was a lawless domain when Jerry Potts was born into the Upper Missouri fur trade in 1838. The son of a Scottish father and a Blood mother, he was given the name Bear Child by his Blood tribe for his bravery and tenacity while he was still a teen. In 1874, when the North West Mounted Police...