Located on the scenic north shore of Lake Erie, Elgin County was once home to over 40 vanished communities - filled with steam trains, ghosts, one-room schoolhouses, rowdy taverns, War of 1812 skirmishes and colourful characters, like...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Grainger, JenniferSummary: - Author:Grainger, JenniferSummary:
Once home to over 60 flourishing villages, Middlesex County, in the heart of southwestern Ontario, has a rich history just waiting to be discovered. Anthropologist and local history enthusiast Jennifer Grainger has, through extensive...
- Author:Kluckner, MichaelSummary:
The old buildings and historic places of B.C. form a "roadside memory", a tangible link with stories of settlement, change, and abandonment that reflect the great themes of our history. This book is a record of these places and the...
- Author:Packer, John, Gould, A. JoyceSummary:
Packer and Gould have provided an invaluable service for anyone interested in western North American botany by creating a simple, user-friendly and portable key to the Alberta species found in the 30-volume set of Flora of North America...
- Author:Attridge, Michael, Clifford, Catherine E., Routhier, GillesSummary:
Le deuxième concile du Vatican (1961-1965) fut l’un des événements religieux les plus importants du vingtième siècle. Au Canada, il coïncida avec une période de changements culturels et sociétaux sans précédent, entraînant...
- Author:Villeneuve, Corine, Bergeron, EmilieSummary:
Whether on land, under water or in the air, Vehicles offers an overview of various means of transportation. Your children will be able to learn about the propulsion means, thanks to this colourful book. Ready to start? The interactive...
- Author:Villeneuve, Corine, Bergeron, EmilieSummary:
Sur terre, dans l’eau ou dans les airs, Véhicules survole diverses façons de se déplacer. Vos tout-petits pourront aussi se familiariser avec les différents modes de propulsion dans ce livre très animé. Prêt à démarrer? Les imagiers...
- Author:Villeneuve, Corine, Bergeron, EmilieSummary:
Sobre el suelo, por el agua o por los aires, Vehículos sobrevuela varias maneras de moverse. Sus hijos podrían también familiarizarse con los diferentes medios de propulsión en este libro muy animado. ¿Listo para mover? Las estampas...
- Author:Powe, Bruce W.Summary:
B.W. Powe’s visionary work of political philosophy dares to re-imagine Canada. First conceived in 1993, this fully revised, expanded, updated edition, complete with an inspired new introduction that considers Canada in a post-9/11...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
The evolutionary origins of human storytelling. Analysing stories is territory traditionally claimed by writers, critics, and university scholars. But recently, evolutionary psychologists have begun to look at the human propensity for...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
The evolutionary origins of human storytelling. Analysing stories is territory traditionally claimed by writers, critics, and university scholars. But recently, evolutionary psychologists have begun to look at the human propensity for...
- Author:Desjardins, MarieSummary:
Hongrois d’origine, fils d’un violoniste éleveur de chevaux, Vic est l’enfant doué du jazz. Musicien, arrangeur, chef d’orchestre et compositeur, il a joué aux côtés de Miles Davis, d’Oscar Peterson, de Sammy Davis, de Michel Legrand. A...
- Author:Pitman, WalterSummary:
Victor Feldbrill is an account of the life and cultural contribution of one of Canada’s most talented conductors. Born in 1924, he made his Toronto Symphony conducting debut at 18. He went on to become the artistic director of the...
- Author:Taylor, CoraSummary:
Victoria Callihoo was born before Canada was a nation, and was a grandmother by the time Alberta became a province.*She traveled with her family on the buffalo hunt on a Red River cart when the herds were so numerous they resembled a...
- Author:Gibbs, IanSummary:
Ghost stories from Canada’s most haunted city, including tales from iconic sites such as the Empress hotel, Hatley Castle, and Ross Bay Cemetery. Beautiful, charming Victoria is world renowned for its seaside attractions, flourishing...
- Author:Barris, TedSummary:
National Bestseller At the height of the First World War, on Easter Monday April 9, 1917, in early morning sleet, sixteen battalions of the Canadian Corps rose along a six-kilometre line of trenches in northern France against the...
- Author:Ferland, FrancineSummary:
Les statistiques le confirment : les enfants sont plus sédentaires qu’avant. Des changements familiaux, sociaux et technologiques font en sorte qu’ils ont perdu l’habitude – ou qu’on ne leur laisse plus le temps – de jouer spontanément...
- Author:Henighan, TomSummary:
Born in Manitoba of Icelandic parents, Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962) became one of Canada’s most famous and controversial Arctic explorers. After graduate studies in anthropology at Harvard University, Stefansson lived with and...
- Author:Noguer, IreneSummary:
Savais-tu que le plus grand complexe souterrain au monde se trouve à Montréal? Qu'une ville se cache sous le sable du désert australien? Ou qu'un cimetière a été aménagé sous Paris? Villes: Curiosités souterraines et trésors cachés te...
- Author:Berton, PierreSummary:
Drawing on unpublished personal accounts and interviews, Berton brings home what it was like for the young men, some no more than sixteen years old, who clawed their way up the sodden, shell-torn slopes in a struggle they innocently...
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