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Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been

by Mark Osbaldeston

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,...


Royal Tours 1786-2010: Home to Canada

by Arthur Bousfield & Garry Toffoli

Royal Tours explores the visitations of 11 royals who were or would be monarchs, viceroys, and commanders in-chief of Canada. This full-colour volume is a captivating look at how these tours shaped Canada and...


Behind Bars: Inside Ontario's Heritage Gaols

by Ron Brown

Travel across Ontario and visit Ontarios heritage jails, ranging in size from single cell lockups to massive monuments such as the Kingston Pen and the Don Jail.


Much to Be Done: Private Life in Ontario From Victorian Diaries

by Frances Hoffman & Ryan Taylor

Much To Be Done provides accounts of everyday life and special occasions in Victorian Ontario, drawn from diary accounts of both the gentry and the ordinary individual.


Toronto Sketches: The Way We Were

by Mike Filey

These are collections of Mike Fileys best work from his popular and long-running Toronto Sun column, "The Way We Were."


The Diary of an Artillery Officer: The First Canadian Divisional Artillery on the Western Front

by Arthur Hardie Bick & Peter Hardie Bick

In the First World War the Canadian Field Artillery led the way in artillery technology and tactics by coordinating the intelligence reports from ground observation teams. The Diary of an Artillery Officer covers...


Frederick Banting

by Stephen Eaton Hume

When Frederick Banting, a decorated war hero, developed insulin in 1920, he earned the 1923 Nobel Prize for medicine, a knighthood, and the gratitude of diabetics around the world.


The Strange Odyssey of Poland's National Treasures, 1939-1961

by Gordon Swoger

The Polish national treasures, evacuated in 1939 and eventually sent to Canada for safekeeping during the war, didnt return to their native land until 22 years later. Their journey was indeed a strange odyssey....


The Jews of Windsor, 1790-1990: A Historical Chronicle

by Jonathan V. Plaut

From the outset, the Windsor Jews have been active in the community, but in recent years, their shrinking numbers have forced major changes to ensure their survival.


After the Rebellion: The later years of William Lyon Mackenzie

by Lilian F. Gates

This comprehensive book on William Lyon Mackenzie's later life focuses first on the period 1838-1849, Mackenzie's years in exile in the United States.


100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces

by Merna Forster

Augmented by great quotes and photos, this inspiring collection profiles remarkable women -- heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, and more. Profiles...


Clinic of Hope: The Story of Rene Caisse and Essiac

by Donna M. Ivey

This story of Rene M. Caisse describes her pursuit to obtain official recognition of her herbal cancer remedy, Essiac, her name spelled backwards. Caisse was thrust into a life-long medical-legal-political controversy...


Henry John Cody: An Outstanding Life

The Canadian Corps in World War I

by Rene Chartrand & Gerry Embleton

In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter World War I (1914-1918). Yet, in a display of incredible unanimity thousands of young Canadians volunteered to fight for the Allied...


Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson

by Barney Danson & Curtis Fahey

Barney Danson, former Minister of National Defence, tells his story of living through the Depression and the reality of war.


Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight

by Peter Pigott

Flight remains one of humanity's most spectacular triumphs, and Canada especially has much to be proud of.


Careless at Work: Selected Canadian historical studies

by J.M.S. Careless

This sampling of the work of J.M.S. Careless in the area of Canadian historical studies was selected by the eminent scholar himself, and represents much of his finest work. The collection spans the years from...


Canada's Parliament Buildings

by Mark Bourrie

Behind the scenes of Parliament Hill: examining the architecture, heraldry, and history of the buildings.


Not All of Us Were Brave

by Stanley Scislowski

The story of a young man's journey through the Second World War - and of ordinary soldiers who experienced misery, inspiration, and degradation.


Colossal Canadian Failures: A Short History of Things that Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

by Randy Richmond & Tom Villemaire

A lighthearted look at Canada's unsung heroes - the eccentrics, the failures, the misguided, and the just plain over-optimistic.