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At the Ocean's Edge offers a vibrant account of Nova Scotia's colonial history, situating it in an early and dramatic chapter in the expansion of Europe. Between 1450 and 1850, various processes - sometimes violent, often judicial, rarely conclusive -...

In August 1914, Berlin, Ontario, settled largely by people of German origin, was a thriving, peaceful city. By the spring of 1915 it was a city torn apart by the tensions of war. By September 1916, Berlin had become Kitchener. It began with the need to...

For generations eastern Nova Scotia was one of the most celebrated Roman Catholic constituencies in Canada. Occupying a corner of a small province in a politically marginalized region of the country, the Diocese of Antigonish nevertheless had tremendous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974652788Author Ron PapandreaFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Ron PapandreaPublisher Ron PapandreaWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm *...

Sir Robert Borden was Plenipotentiary of Canada at the Peace Conference. With the Versailles Treaty ratified by the Canadian Parliament, Borden largely believed his work was done. He retired as Prime Minister in 1920. Although Borden died in 1937, the...

Explore the remnants of vanished villages across Ontario's cottage country.Crumbling foundations lost in the forest, weathered buildings leaning wearily with age, cracked tombstones jutting from the ground - all serve as haunting reminders of once...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846770029Author Robert RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771050916Author Tom JenkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.

Provides new insight into the early settlers of Prince Edward IslandProvides new insight into the early settlers of Prince Edward IslandAbout the AuthorBrendan O'Grady (1925-2018) was a long-time PEI resident and wrote several articles on Irish...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398811348Author Valentina JaskinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637165416Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

On the ghastly battlefields of the First World War, Jimmie Johnston drove teams or pack horses carrying ammunition and hauling guns to the front lines. One night, Johnston was hauling guns back from the front line. Suddenly, in the darkness and pouring...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771025112Author John DemontFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101973165Author Brian CastnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770467439Author Chris OliverosFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Drawn & QuarterlyPublisher Drawn & QuarterlyWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 presents the story of John Norton, or Teyoninhokarawen, an important war chief and political figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) in Upper Canada. Norton saw more action during the conflict than...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781552124482Author Stan SauerweinFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 308g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385658409Author Pierre BertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771056987Author Sid MartyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams)...

Between 1869 and 1948, Britain sent more than 100,000 "home children " to Canada to work as indentured farmers and domestics. They were promised a bright future in the land of opportunity, and some managed to make a good life, but many were abused,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551090498Author William S CrookerFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Nimbus Publishing LtdPublisher Nimbus Publishing Ltd

Colonial frontiers were not confined to the bush, backwoods, or borderlands. Early towns and cities in the far reaches of empire were crucial to the settler colonial project. The experiences of Indigenous peoples in these urbanizing frontiers have been...

Not for King or Country tells the story of Edward Cecil-Smith, a dynamic propagandist for the Communist Party of Canada during the Great Depression. Born to missionary parents in China in 1903, Cecil-Smith came to Toronto in 1919 where he joined the...

Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada, Sean T. Cadigan has written the book that will surely become the definitive history of one of North America's most distinct and beautiful regions. The site...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385685061Author Cassie BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Dafoe Book Prize 2012 and Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing 2012. Short-listed for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2011 and...

The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. The French stronghold on Cape Breton Island, strategically situated near the entrance...

The term cacica was a Spanish linguistic invention, a female counterpart to caciques, the Arawak word for male indigenous leaders in Spanish America. But the term's meaning was adapted and manipulated by natives, creating a new social stratum where it...

Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During those years, it was one of the main ocean immigration facilities in Canada, including when it welcomed home nearly 400,000 Canadians after...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Heritage Toronto Book Awards 2009 (Canada) and Toronto Book Awards 2009 (Canada) and The Speaker's Award 2012 (Canada).Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550179880Author Jean BarmanFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Harbour PublishingPublisher Harbour Publishing

"Stick it, Canada! Buy more Victory Bonds." The First World War demanded deep personal sacrifice on the battlefield and on the home front - and it also made unrelenting financial demands. Boosters and Barkers is a highly original examination of the drive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781977105608Author Joy Frisch-SchmollFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307401342Author Greg MaloneFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 317g

The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided. -Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and...

Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847346339Author J G MillingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Naval & Military PressPublisher Naval & Military PressWeight(grams) 129g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847345806Author AnonFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint Naval & Military PressPublisher Naval & Military PressWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914926082Author Ian SharmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Markosia Enterprises LtdPublisher Markosia Enterprises LtdDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913802769Author Tommaso TodescaFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Markosia Enterprises LtdPublisher Markosia Enterprises LtdDimensions(mm) 244mm *...