Canada category: 4109 books
Remembering 1759
The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
This companion volume to Revisiting 1759 examines how the Conquest of Canada has been remembered, commemorated, interpreted, and reinterpreted by groups in Canada, France, Great Britain, the United States, and most of all, in Quebec. It focuses particularly on how the public memory of the Conquest...
Le Point de non Retour (The Point of no Return)
The story of the Louis Hebert, apothecary and first european family to settle in North America
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
A compilation of the stories of the settlers from France who risked it all to start a new life in the wilds of Canada before the Pilgrims and the Plymouth Bay Colony. The first book is about Louis and Marie Hebert who left their comfy life in Paris and their prosperous apothecary to start a new...
by Colleen Beard, Stephen Bocking, Jennifer Bonnell
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Fundamentally concerned with place, and our ability to understand human relationships with environment over time, Historical Geographic Information Systems (HGIS) as a tool and a subject has direct bearing for the study of contemporary environmental issues and realities. To date, HGIS projects in...
by Stephen Leacock
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist... Early in his career, Leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement (and ultimately exceed) his regular income. His stories, first published in magazines...
'Enough to Keep Them Alive'
Indian Social Welfare in Canada, 1873-1965
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2004
Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. 'Enough to Keep Them Alive' explores the history of the development and administration...
Isaac Brock
Canada's Hero in the War of 1812
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Isaac Brock is the best-known figure of the War of 1812. He is widely credited as the military leader who frustrated the United States in its ambition to invade and take over Canada.
Brock was born in the English Channel Island of Guernsey, where his limited combat experience did nothing to...
by John R. Grodzinski
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
A long-awaited history of this important Canadian regiment, The 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot in the War of 1812 looks at this military unit from its beginnings in the early days of the 19th century to its disbanding in 1817. Best known for its perilous Winter March through the wilderness...
Ups and Downs in Canada
90th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
What was it like to pioneer in a new world? Travel the continent in covered wagons? Explore the wilds until you found that place where generations would call home? In this autobiographical account of pioneering in Canada in the late 1800's, British journalist Victor H. Ricci invites reader to join...
Marjorie Her War Years
A British Home Child in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2018
Biography of a British girl, split from her family by a wartime emigration program, learning to cope with her hard new life in Canada
Set during 1939-1942, as Marjorie copes with the loss of her family, her country, her roots, and her identity while Canada goes to war
A harsh critique of the “Home...
Spying on Canadians
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Security Service and the Origins of the Long Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Award winning author Gregory S. Kealey’s study of Canada’s security and intelligence community before the end of World War II depicts a nation caught up in the Red Scare in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution and tangled up with the imperial interests of first the United Kingdom and then...
by Per-Henrik Gurth
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
This title in the Canada Concept Books series by Per-Henrik Gurth is bursting with striking, kid-friendly art. It's a cross-Canada tour showcasing the distinct identities of each province and territory.
by Gwyneth Jane Page
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
'The Travel Adventures of PJ Mouse - In Canada' follows the tales of PJ Mouse. PJ is an adorable little stuffed animal who is lost and alone, until young Emily hears his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world—discovering exciting new places and people...
Sophie Mallory Series 3-Book Bundle
Sophie's Rebellion / Sophie's Treason / Sophie's Exile
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Follow Sophie Mallory’s adventures during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1838 as she’s taken prisoner by rebels and must save her imprisoned father. Three acclaimed chapter books by historian and author Beverley Boissery are collected in this special three-book bundle!
Includes:
Sophie’s...
by Ginger McDonnell
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Welcome to Canada! From its majestic mountains to its exciting sports, readers are invited to explore what makes Canada so special in this exciting nonfiction title! With informational text, fresh vocabulary, and engaging maps, readers will be engaged from beginning to end.