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The deepest coal mine in North America was notoriously unpredictable. One late October evening in 1958, it "bumped" - its rock floors heaving up and smashing into rock ceilings. A few miners staggered out, most...
It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures – gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters,...
Provincial Solidarities tells the story of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour--part of the history of working class struggles in Canada.
The Wages of Relief examines the Depression experiences of three municipal governments-Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg-and the individuals and families who relied on them for unemployment relief through the...
The passenger steamers of the Canada Steamship Lines were known as the Great White Fleet. No fewer than 51 steamers comprised the passenger fleet at the company's inception, and its network of routes was awesome....
Roy Thomson Hall commemorates its 30th anniversary with this lavishly illustrated book tracing its history from Arthur Erickson's iconic design, to the artists, audiences, volunteers, and staff who have enriched...
Quiet Isaac Jelfs led many hard lives, his escape from each wrapped in deep secrecy. In 1869 he reached Toronto and started his new life with his new wife and his new name. His great-grandson follows that journey,...
This first-ever primer on Canada's Constitution contains the complete text of the Constitution and many useful tools to help readers understand how the chief body of law in the land works, including how the...
A crystal clear evocation of another time and place and a compelling meditation on hope and loss.
As the third-highest-scoring flying ace among British and colonial pilots in the First World War, scoring 60 victories, Raymond Collishaw was only surpassed by Billy Bishop and Edward Mannock. This book traces...
A valuable addition to any bibliophile's collection! The rich history of a province's literature, in the essays of well-known writers from across the Prairie and Canadian literary landscapes.
In the early 1800s, Timothy Robers, a Quaker millwright from Vermont, drew a flourishing community of fellow Quakers to the area which became the new-market for settles and traders.
It soon became the commercial...
Based on extensive archival research, it traces the story of the navy, from its beginnings as Lauriers tinpot navy, and includes the interwar years.
Unbuilt Toronto explores the failed architectural dreams of Toronto, delving into unfulfilled and largely forgotten visions for grand public buildings, landmark skyscrapers, roads and highways, transit systems,...
This is the story of an inspiring woman who forged new frontiers as a prospector in Manitoba during the gold rush.
Shipwrecks, War of 1812 skirmishes, ghost sightings, and even a murder or two help make up the colourful story of Elgin Countrys heyday.
In 1937, 10-year-old Marjorie Arnison was shipped from Britain to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School near Victoria, British Columbia. For years she wouldn't talk about her past. It wasn't until daughter...
The previously unpublished manuscript of Henry Halpin: long-time associate of the fur trade and Canada's Native Peoples, employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Indian agent from 1885 to 1901.
Newmarket, one of the oldest communities in Ontario, was founded on the Upper Canadian frontier in 1801 by Quakers from the United States. Behind Newmarket's history are the people: tradespeople, aspiring or...
A portrait of the man often called the Canadian establishment's quintessential figure.
Hartland Molson's life spanned almost a century that included two world wars, Prohibition, the Depression, major political...