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Life on a farm at the edge of the wilderness was filled with hard work and danger, but there was also laughter, adventure, and the love of family and friends. In The Edge of the Wilderness, Lee Updike tells of growing up in northern Saskatchewan in the 1930s and 1940s....
Editeur :
Fifth House Books
Parution :
2013-12-02
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The Portuguese White Fleet, whose name derived from its vessels’ white hulls, is an important part of Newfoundland and Labrador history. Gaspar Corte-Real’s followers had been fishing off the Grand Banks for more than 400 years, but it was not until the 1900s that...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2013-10-30
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Every Newfoundlander and Labradorian knows that Joey Smallwood was “the Father of the Baby Bonus.” He told us so in his own inimitable style—many, many, many, many times. But is that really how Newfoundland’s mothers got their cheques? Or is it another Imperfect Moment...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2013-10-16
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Imagine receiving a mysterious invitation from Charlie Chaplin, doing jigsaw puzzles with Marilyn Monroe, having a heart-to-heart with Jack Kennedy, or being kissed by Greta Garbo. All of these and more are the sensational memories of UK-born, honorary Maritimer Charles...
Editeur :
Nimbus
Parution :
2013-10-09
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St. John’s has been called the “City of Fire” for a reason, and theSt. John’s Fire Department has responded to every call for help. Faithful and Fearless is a richly detailed history of over four hundred years of fighting fires inSt. John’s. Outlining the equipment used...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2013-09-12
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A miserly miller with a stash of gold, an island with an ever-changing list alias, some sly smugglers who nevertheless remember to send a thank you note, a stern schoolmaster who couldn’t tell time, and a thief with two left feet are just some of the shady individuals...
Editeur :
Nimbus
Parution :
2013-09-06
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On the night of November 29, 1929, eleven schooners set sail for home from the comfort and safety of St. John’s harbour. They all headed north: directly into the teeth of a deadly hurricane.
Here for the first time are the stories of the eleven schooners that were...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2013-06-27
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From Meteorite Impact to Constellation City is a historical geography of the City of Greater Sudbury. The story that began billions of years ago encompasses dramatic physical and human events. Among them are volcanic eruptions, two meteorite impacts, the ebb and flow...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2013-06-15
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This book examines prehistoric culture change in the Gulf of Georgia region of the northwest coast of North America during the Locarno Beach (3500–1100 BP) and Marpole (2000–1100 BP) periods. The Marpole culture has traditionally been seen to possess all the traits...
Editeur :
Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
2013-03-30
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The Yarns We Had is a collection of stories that were handed down to Cyril W. Greenham by his father, Wilbur Greenham, and grandfather, Andrew (Chum) Greenham. Both men were fishermen and seagoing captains from Notre Dame Bay, and in this collection, they relate the wit...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2013-02-20
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The seeds of irreverent humour that inspired the likes of Wayne and Shuster and Monty Python were sown in the trenches of the First World War, andThe Dumbells—concert parties made up of fighting soldiers—were central to this process. Soldiers of Song tells their story....
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2012-11-06
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Imagined Homes: Soviet German Immigrants in Two Cities is a study of the social and cultural integration of two migrations of German speakers from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union to Winnipeg, Canada in the late 1940s, and Bielefeld, Germany in the 1970s. Employing a...
Editeur :
University of Manitoba Press
Parution :
2012-10-18
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Bestselling author Frank Galgay offers up this collection of his personal favorites from a wide variety of Canadian writers. Spanning 160 years, Classic Christmas Stories includes heartwarming tales of Christmases from pastoral Canadian towns, to hustling and bustling...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2012-09-14
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The waters off Newfoundland, in the North Atlantic, held the world’s most abundant supply of codfish, which, when discovered, was in great demand. Unlike the fur trade—the other major early commercial activity in what is now mainland Canada—the production of codfish did...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2012-09-07
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The residents of Harbour Breton, a small fishing village in Newfoundland, claimed that it rained for forty days and nights.
For forty days and nights, a prevailing southwest wind off the Grand Banks brought persistent rain, drizzle, fog, and sometimes torrential...
Editeur :
Flanker Press
Parution :
2012-06-12
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"This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety — no single volume will ever do that — but including many of the finest things. It is also a book of mountain travel, under conditions such as perhaps the European...
Editeur :
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
Parution :
2012-05-15
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A social and economic history of one of the oldest Ukrainian settlements in Western Canada. Established in 1896, the Stuartburn colony was one of the earliest Ukrainian settlements in western Canada. Based on an analysis of government records, pioneer memoirs, and the...
Editeur :
University of Manitoba Press
Parution :
2012-05-11
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Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History traces the history of social policy in Canada from the period of First Nations’ control to the present day, exploring the various ways in which residents of the area known today as Canada have organized themselves to deal...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2012-05-09
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Cold War Comforts examines Canadian women’s efforts to protect children’s health and safety between the dropping of the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945 and the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Amid this global insecurity, many women participated in civil defence...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2012-05-01
Collection :
Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada
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Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years is a compelling mix of historical narrative, personal anecdote, and expert, local knowledge. Illustrated with more than 200 new images--the author's own watercolours and brush-and-ink drawings as well as archival and private...
Editeur :
Whitecap Books
Parution :
2012-03-15
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