Keggie Carew grew up in the gravitational field of an unorthodox father who lived on his wits and dazzling charm. As his memory begins to fail, she embarks on a quest to unravel his story, and soon finds herself in a far more consuming...
History and geography
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Author:Carew, KeggieSummary: - Author:Tyabji, JudySummary:
Daggers Unsheathed: The Political Assassination of Glen Clark is the story of the Glen Clark era in British Columbia politics. From the 1995 announcement of his NDP leadership aspirations to the day in 2002 when he was acquitted of...
- Author:Downie, Mary Alice, Robertson, Barbara, Errington, Elizabeth Jane, Sykes, Ella C.Summary:
This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to...
- Author:Stanley Niaah, SonjahSummary:
DanceHall combines cultural geography, performance studies and cultural studies to examine performance culture across the Black Atlantic. Taking Jamaican dancehall music as its prime example, DanceHall reveals a complex web of cultural...
- Author:Hunt, C.W.Summary:
Dancing in the Sky is the first complete telling of the First World War fighter pilot training initiative established by the British in response to the terrible losses occurring in the skies over Europe in 1916. This program, up and...
- Author:Ehrenreich, BarbaraSummary:
Ehrenreich presents a fascinating look at one of humanity's oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy, historically expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing.
- Author:Kenney, GerardSummary:
Over the five hundred or so years that man searched for an elusive sea passage from Europe to Asia through the North American land mass, dozens of ships were lost and hundreds of mariners died. Eventually, a sea route stretching through...
- Author:English, T. J.Summary:
From T.J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America."[A] brilliant and courageous...
- Author:Edugyan, EsiSummary:
Jusqu'au xxe siècle, les Noirs sont rarement représentés dans la littérature et l'art des nations occidentales et, quand ils le sont, ils n'apparaissent presque jamais comme des êtres humains à part entière. À l'instar des corps...
- Author:Winder, SimonSummary:
From the end of the Middle Ages to the First World War, Europe was dominated by one family: the Habsburgs. Their unprecedented rule is the focus of Simon Winder's vivid third book, Danubia .
- Author:Mayer, JaneSummary:
Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality' Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again' Why have protections for...
- Author:Rhodes, RichardSummary:
A historical account of the Cold War with focus on the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Traces the development of the hydrogen bomb, the formation of arms stockpiles, and the superpower confrontations...
- Author:Moldea, Dan E.Summary:
A "smoldering indictment" of the corrupt influences that rescued Ronald Reagan's career, made him millions, and shaped his presidency (Library Journal). Founded in 1924, the Music Corporation of America got its start...
- Author:Magee Labelle, KathrynSummary:
Daughters of Aataentsic highlights and connects the unique lives of seven Wendat/Wandat women whose legacies are still felt today. Spanning the continent and the colonial borders of New France, British North America, Canada, and the...
- Author:Crawford, ChristinaSummary:
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Mommie Dearest explores WomanSpirit through the ages, from the Neolithic Goddess to the Inquisition to present day. Breaking free of the emotional wreckage of her childhood and a devastating...
- Author:Copperfield, DavidSummary:
An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world's greatest and most successful magician, capturing its audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form's most famous artifacts...
- Author:Hughes, ThomasSummary:
Born in a slum in 1813 Scotland, David Livingstone spent his youth working twelve-hour days in a cotton factory, until a pamphlet inspired him to become a missionary. His accomplishments there are legendary.
- Author:Shardlow, TomSummary:
Across North America in 2007-2009, communities will celebrate the David Thompson Bicentennials. For 34 years the great explorer, surveyor, and fur trader travelled across the continent, finding and mapping the routes between the St....
- Author:Andra-Warner, ElleSummary:
Surveyor, cartographer, fur trader, adventurer, naturalist and entrepreneur, David Thompson is now recognized as one of the greatest explorers and geographers of all time. By 1812, he had surveyed almost four million square kilometres...
- Author:Miles, TiyaSummary:
Most Americans believe that slavery was a creature of the South, and that Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated...
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