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The Rancher Takes a Wife
by Richmond Hobson  Synopsis Three cowhands with a dream of owning a cattle ranch make a heroic pioneer trek across uncharted montain ranges to open up the frontier grasslands in northern British Columbia during the early 1930s....
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Secret Coastline
by Andrew Scott Synopsis The coastline of British Columbia is a trove of hidden treasures. Join author Andrew Scott on his journey to reveal and celebrate some of these well-kept secrets. Traveling by kayak, coastal freighter, ferry and mission boat, Scott visits coves and...
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In Good Faith: Canadian Churches Against Apartheid
by Renate Pratt Book News Annotation Explains why the Christian churches were among the first to publicly protest apartheid, and how they provided international support for the struggle against it. Pratt, the first coordinator of the Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility-...
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Dixie & the Dominion: Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the Union
by Adam Mayers Synopsis Dixie &the Dominion is a compelling look at how the U.S. Civil War was a shared experience that shaped the futures of both Canada and the United States. The book focuses on the last year of the war, between April of 1864 and 1865. During that 12-month...
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Searching for the New Liberalism: Essays in Renewal
by Howard Aster Publisher Comments "It is clear today that the search for fundamental political ideas, for vital and viable political discourse, is taking many people--from the Pope to Tony Blair--back to the discourse on liberalism..."--from the...
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Canada and the New American Empire: War and Anti-War
by George Melnyk Synopsis Noted academics, politicians and activists examine Canada's decision not to support the recent U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. Each contributor opposed the U.S. action and discusses how Canada's non-involvement might impact the future of Canadian...
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The Danger Tree: Memory, War and the Search for a Family's Past with Map
by David Macfarlane Publisher Comments Emulating the circuitous tales told by his mother's relatives, the Goodyears of Newfoundland, David Macfarlane has crafted a masterpiece of history and memory that will remain indelibly in the minds of its readers. Macfarlane weaves the major events of...
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Strange Events: Incredible Canadian Monsters, Curses, Ghosts and Other Tales (Amazing Stories)
by Johanna Bertin Synopsis Strange Events - Incredible Canadian Monsters, Curses, Ghosts, and Other Tales "Nicholson was shocked when a 'dazzling light and shrieking whistle' came out of nowhere and headed right for his train. Paralysed with fear, he... swore that the passengers...
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Salmon
by Geoff Meggs Publisher Comments Salmon: The Decline of the British Columbia Fishery is about both the fishery and the resource, as the one depends on the other. And that story — from the beginnings of the industry with the export of salted salmon in the 1830s and the canning for...
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Goodbye Canada?
by Paul Kemp Publisher Comments Through a variety of on-the-ground interviews with Canadians on both sides of the Canada/US border, the author analyses how international trade agreements and the free movement of workers and capital are threatening Canada's economic relevance on the...
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Luther H Holton a Founding Canadian I
by Henry Klassen Book News Annotation Canadian entrepreneur Luther H. Holton rose from humble origins to play a significant role in the development of a steamboat line and the building of a railway. He helped establish important businesses in marine engines, banking, and real estate, and...
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Last Man Out
by Melissa Fay Greene Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-332) and index....
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Fragile Social Fabric?: Fairness, Trust, and Commitment in Canada
by Raymond Breton Synopsis An analysis of how the quality of social life should be evaluated and the strengths and weaknesses in Canada's social fabric. While conventional assessments of the national quality of life focus on the economic and material dimensions of our society, A...
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Little Toby & the Big Hair
by Pierre Berton Publisher Comments In this "compendium of the absurd," Pierre Berton looks back on some of the fads, follies, and fancies of his century--a period his grandchildren are already calling the Olden Days. In close to fifty essays, fables, and pseudo-documents, Berton covers a...
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Baltimore's Mansion: A Memoir
by Wayne Johnston Publisher Comments The acclaimed author of The Colony of Unrequited Dreams introduces us to the Johnstons of Newfoundland in an intimate, captivating memoir of three generations of fathers and sons. The New York Times called Wayne Johnston's The Colony of Unrequited Dreams...
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Reading the Entrails an Alberta Ecohisto
by Norman Conrad Book News Annotation Early in the 20th century, the Russian Vladimir Vernadsky used the term "biosphere" to indicate nature and "noosphere" to indicate human culture. Conrad's history of Alberta spans the period from the end of the ice age to the most recent convulsion...
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Reil: A Life of Revolution
by Maggie Siggins Publisher Comments "...will stand as rounded, necessary and a challenge to accepted history". -- The Ottawa Citizen Highly acclaimed for its fresh, intimate portrait of one of Canada's most enduring -- and most misunderstood -- legends, Maggie Siggins' Riel: A Life of...
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Imaginary Indian
by Daniel Francis Publisher Comments A fascinating, revealing history of the Indian image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to this day....
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O Canada: An American's Notes on Canadian Culture
by Edmund Wilson Synopsis This book, made up of studies of Canadian writers and books, represents perhaps the first attempt on the part of an American critic to deal at the same time with the literatures of both French and English Canada. Among the authors discussed are Morley...
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Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster
by Melissa Fay Greene Publisher Comments One evening in late October 1958, the deepest coal mine in North America "bumped" — its rock floors heaved up and smashed into rock ceilings. Most of the men on the shift perished. But nineteen men were trapped alive a mile below the earth's surface,...
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