Essays and photographs that document the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment. White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Tsang, HenrySummary: - Author:Eyford, RyanSummary:
In 1875, Icelandic immigrants established a colony on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. The timing and location of New Iceland was not accidental. Across the Prairies, the Canadian government was creating land reserves for Europeans...
- Author:Jewitt, JohnSummary:
John R. Jewitt's story of being captured and enslaved by Maquinna, the great chief of the Mowachaht people, is both an adventure tale of survival and an unusual perspective on the First Nations of the northwest coast of Vancouver Island...
- Author:Goddard, JohnSummary:
Inside Hamilton’s Museums helps to satisfy a growing curiosity about Canada’s steel capital as it evolves into a post-industrial city and cultural destination. In this special excerpt we visit Whitehern historic home and garden, which...
- Author:Claessens, JacquesSummary:
Every international development project looks good on paper until someone asks, "Who are you and why are you here?" In this case, it's a man from northern Burkina Faso. His question reveals everything wrong with...
- Author:Fletcher, RaquelSummary:
What does diversity mean for the Quebec identity? Who gets to consider themselves a Quebecer? The author, a young journalist who moved to Quebec City from Saskatchewan, has some critical questions for the adopted province she loves. Are...
- Author:Calverley, DavidSummary:
As the nineteenth century ended, the popularity of sport hunting grew and Ontario wildlife became increasingly valuable. Restrictions were imposed on hunting and trapping, completely ignoring Anishinaabeg hunting rights set out in the...
- Author:Lisa, RogakSummary:
After a contestant wrote "We love you, Alex!" as his Final Jeopardy! answer, fans around the world quickly chimed in to proclaim their own love and support for beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. In the wake of his devastating cancer...
- Author:Fortin, Francis, Corriveau, Patrice, Roth, KätheSummary:
Who Is Bob_34? sheds light on the clandestine world of online child pornography and pedophilia. What exactly do we know about these crimes? Who produces child cyberpornography? Who distributes it? Who consumes it? And is there a link...
- Author:Burk, Graeme, Smith, RobertSummary:
The ultimate guide to the world’s longest-running science fiction series
Who is the Doctor is a fun and insightful episode guide that explores all facets of Doctor Who’s triumphant return to television...
- Author:MacDonald, CherylSummary:
When Ezra Chipman brought fellow Canadian George Sternaman to board at his Buffalo home, he set in motion a nightmarish chain of events. Within months, Ezra was dead of a mysterious ailment. Then, shortly after marrying Ezra's...
- Author:Starkins, EdwardSummary:
New Edition as part City of Vancouver’s Legacy Book Project, with foreword by historian Daniel Francis.
Who Killed Janet Smith? examines one of the most infamous and still unsolved murder cases in Canadian history: the 1924...
- Author:Starkins, EdwardSummary:
'Who Killed Janet Smith?' examines one of the most infamous and still unsolved murder cases in Canadian History: the 1924 murder of twenty-two-year-old Scottish nursemaid Janet Smith. Originally published in 1984, and out of print for...
- Author:Burgess, SteveSummary:
One of Canada's funniest writers tackles his mother's life and death in a profound, entertaining story. Memoir, biography, and outrageous comedy make for a perfect blend in the debut book from acclaimed writer Steve Burgess. Telling the...
- Author:Gainor, ChrisSummary:
A fascinating examination of the international politics, pressures and personalities behind one of the most controversial decisions in Canadian history, the mothballing of the incredibly sophisticated jet fighter, the Avro Arrow.
- Author:Lecker, RobertSummary:
"Lecker's deep knowledge of the history of Canada's publishing industry and his keen curiosity allows him a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of Canadian writing and of Anglo Montreal life. This thoroughly researched and well-...
- Author:May, ElizabethSummary:
In this marriage of memoir and manifesto, Elizabeth May reflects on her extraordinary life and the people and experiences that have formed her and informed her beliefs about democracy, climate change, and other crucial issues facing...
- Author:Burk, Graeme, Smith, RobertSummary:
Travel through space and time with this guide to 50 years of Doctor Who. Doctor Who has been a television phenomenon since it began 50 years ago on November 23, 1963. But of all the hundreds of televised stories, which are the...
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A comprehensive insight into the Dunlop Art Gallery’s critically- acclaimed group exhibition of the same name which brought together new works by artists from across Canada who using formalist aesthetics in ways that take new conceptual...
- Author:Carter, ClaireSummary:
Queer community sports leagues, by their sheer numbers, are changing the energy and space of school gyms and community recreational spaces. Some leagues are well-established – having been in existence for over twenty-five years –...
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